YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to RA Masaharu Kohno (residence Moscow) handed his credentials to RA President Serzh Sargsyan on November 2. The Ambassador assured that he will do his utmost for further development of bilateral relations. S. Sargsyan, in his turn, mentioned that there is still much work to do in the issue of development of bilateral economic relations. Thanking the government of Japan for assistance provided to Armenia and for supporting development programs he mentioned: "The grants, technical assistance and privileged credits provided by the Japanese government are of too much importance for us. I attach special importance and think that it is a success, the modernization program of Yerevan TPP, which will give Armenian economy a possibility to develop, will also weaken social tension to some extent." According to RA President's Press Office, the sides agreed that the two countries have a great potential of economic cooperation, which should be used completely. The interlocutors also exchanged thoughts over normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations. The Ambassador said that the Japanese government completely supports that process.

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