RA President: Armenia interested in deepening cooperation with Chile  and South American countries

ArmInfo. During his working visit to Santiago, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with Chilean  President-elect Jose Antonio Cast.

The Chilean President welcomed the Armenian President and thanked him  for accepting the invitation.

"Chile has experienced radical changes in recent decades, but we  maintain institutional and friendly relations with our partners and  are interested in strengthening relations with Armenia and new  initiatives in areas of mutual interest," said Jose Antonio Cast.

Vahagn Khachaturyan, in turn, congratulated Cast on his election as  president and noted that Armenia is interested in deepening  cooperation with Chile and South American countries. Yerevan has been  taking active steps in this direction in recent years. During the  meeting, the general situation and developments in the South Caucasus  region were discussed, with the Armenian President providing his  counterpart with detailed information on current developments.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on new areas of  cooperation. In this context, they particularly emphasized the great  potential for cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence and  information technology and the importance of fully realizing it,  which could become a new and effective platform for both countries.

At the end of the meeting, Vahagn Khachaturyan invited the Chilean  President to visit Armenia.