10/07/2014 16:52
Serzh Sargsyan meets Uruguayan Senate president
July 9 with Vice President of Uruguay, President of the Senate Danilo Astori, the Armenian president’s press service reported.
The sides discussed issues related to the development of inter-parliamentary ties and underlined the role of parliamentary diplomacy in interstate relations. In the opinion of the interlocutors, the friendship groups set up in parliaments of both countries may also contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations.
Danilo Astori accepted the Armenian president’s invitation to visit Yerevan, noting he looks forward to visiting the homeland of many of his friends. In his words, people of Armenian descent work in the Uruguayan parliament administration and the Senate and they make their contribution to the activities of the legislative body.
At the meeting Danilo Astori proposed using Uruguay as a gateway to the promotion of Armenia’s trade and economic links with South American countries.