Armenia FM attaches importance to holding business forums to boost commercial ties with Luxembourg

The visit of the minister of Luxembourg to Armenia is a good chance to continue discussions over a wide circle of bilateral agenda issues and international and regional issues of mutual interest, Armenia’s minister of foreign affairs Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press conference with Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn in Yerevan.

“Today, the President of [Armenia] will receive the foreign minister of Luxembourg. As part of the visit, Mr. Asselborn will also meet with the President-elect, and deliver a lecture in the Diplomatic School of the ministry of foreign affairs. We will be present with the FM of Luxembourg at the inauguration of the office of the Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg in Armenia. This, I hope, will be our first step in the direction of ensuring Luxembourg’s permanent presence in our country,” Edward Nalbandian said, adding that the meeting with the minister addressed the development of bilateral ties.

In this context, the Armenian FM attached importance to Luxembourg’s great experience in the banking, financial and insurance sectors and mentioned that the organization of business forums will be important for boosting bilateral commercial relations.

“Issues related to the expansion of the legal-contractual field, holding regular consultations between the foreign ministries, strengthening partnership in the international arena – namely within the framework of UN, OSCE and the Council of Europe were in the agenda of our meeting. Both sides also underscored the importance of partn...