YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 11, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian receiving well-known Brazilian Armenian actor, Deputy Chairman of the Rio de Janeiro City Council of Elders Stepan Nersesian, who has for the first time paid a cognitive visit to his historic homeland, highly estimated the pro-Armenian activity of the artist and political figure. The Prime Minister noted that Armenia attaches importance to the development of the cooperation with Brazil, where the Armenian community has its significant role. Stepan Nersesian in his turn gave assurance that the visit will give him new impetus for continuing his pro-Armenian activity. According to the RA goverment's Press and Public Relations Department, the interlocutors also touched upon the strengthening and deepening of the Homeland-Diaspora contacts, cooperation between Armenia and Brazil in the spheres of art and culture. Brazilian Ambassador to Armenia Marsela Maria Nikodemos also took part in the meeting.

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