Both expressed gratitude
President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey arrived in Yerevan for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Serzh Sargsyan. The official reception of the high-ranking guest, the private talks and the wide-format meeting of the official delegations of both countries were held at the RA presidential residence.
Mentioning that he has had several occasions to meet with Micheline Calmy-Rey and discuss issues of bilateral interest, Serzh Sargsyan underlined that the President of the Swiss Confederation is on her first official visit to Armenia, which serves as a good opportunity to discuss issues related to the development of Armenian-Swiss relations.
"We highly appreciate the Swiss authorities' decision to open an embassy in Armenia and view it as one of the expressions of Switzerland's desire to develop relations with Armenia. We express gratitude to the Swiss people and government for showing ongoing support to Armenia and are grateful for discussing the Armenian Genocide recognition in parliament and adopting a resolution," said Sargsyan.
The Swiss President expressed gratitude for the warm reception and mentioned that her official visit will be marked by a very important and symbolic event, that is, the opening of a Swiss embassy in Yerevan.
