YEREVAN, MARCH 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Newly appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan to RA Zalmai Aziz (residence Moscow) handed his credentials to RA President Serzh Sargsyan on March 5. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the RA President's Press Office. S. Sargsyan expressed confidence that new Ambassador's appointment will record certain activity in the bilateral relations. He said that Armenia attaches much importance to establishment of stability and security in Afghanistan and highly assesses the efforts exerted in this direction. Mentioning that Armenia and Afghanistan had certain relations in the Soviet years, the sides attached importance to their restoration and development and emphasized that it is in the two countries' interests.

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