CAIRO, AUGUST 24, NOYAN TAPAN. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Egypt Armen Melkonian handed over the copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister of Egypt Ahmed Aboul Gheit on August 20. During the conversation following the ceremony of handing the credentials A. Gheit hoped that the ambassador will contribute to the deepening and development of Armenian-Egyptian relations during his tenure. He highly assessed the cooperation between the two countries and underscored the necessity of continual contacts at different levels. The Minister also pointed out the role of the Egyptian-Armenian community both in the domestic life of the country and in deepening Armenian-Egyptian relations. A. Melkonian expressed his willingness in bringing to life the mentioned programs and further expanding the mutually beneficial cooperation. At the request of A. Gheit he presented the last developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process and current state of Armenian-Turkish dialogue.

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