Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Prime Minister welcomed Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud’s visit to Armenia and stressed the importance of holding this year’s award ceremony of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development in Armenia. “This is very good and pleasant news for us. We know that it is a very prestigious prize, and this evening I will also take part in that ceremony, which is a great honor for me. You know that COP17 is under way in Armenia. Issues of biodiversity and sustainability are becoming more and more important for each of us. I hope that thanks to international cooperation we will be able to find some solution to this global problem,” Nikol Pashinyan noted.
The Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia thanked him for the warm hospitality and noted, “This is my second visit to Armenia in the last two years. Frankly, every time I visit Armenia, I feel like visiting again. I will try to arrange for my wife and family also to visit Armenia, not just to get to know the country, its wonderful culture and centuries-old history, but also to outline the projects that we can jointly implement in Armenia. Of course, holding the presentation ceremony of the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development in Armenia is very important for us. Over the previous years Armenia has passed through a series of stages, and today we are delighted to see how far it has come. Holding COP17 here is also very important.”
The interlocutors discussed the prospects for the further development of Armenia-Saudi Arabia relations. The sides stressed the fact of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and expressed confidence that it will give a new impetus to the development of cooperation in various fields and the expansion of ties. Views were also exchanged on the possibilities of implementing investment projects in Armenia.
Nikol Sarkisian and Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud also touched upon issues of regional significance. Both sides stressed the importance of the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the strengthening of stability in the region.
