Argentina Has Opened its Embassy in Armenia
Yesterday, Chancellor Jorge Taiana has opened the Argentine Embassy in Yerevan, Capital City of Armenia. He highlighted that “we have to be grateful and value the contribution made to our society by the more than 100,000 immigrants of the Armenia community back in Argentina”.
Taiana said that “we are sure that the visit to Armenia will generate a new stage in the growing bilateral relation we already have. As Chancellor of Argentina I really thank the friendship gesture President Sargsyan has showed when I was welcome as well as the productive meeting we have held throughout 45 minutes and at which we have looked at our intense bilateral relation as well as at the various aspects of the political reality both countries are undergoing. He has also ratified the personal invitation for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to visit Armenia.
The Argentine Chancellor had a meeting at the Armenian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s headquarters with his colleague Edward Nalbandyan and he guaranteed that “it is a true pleasure for the Argentine Republic to open this brand-new Embassy in Armenia”.
At the Opening Celebration, the following people have been present: Mr. Eduardo Eurnekian, President at Corporación America; Miguel Angel Cuneo, Argentine Ambassador in Armenia and Armenia’s Ambassador in Argentina, Mr. Vladimir Karmirshalyan.
This first visit to the Caucasian country is a new stage for Mr. Taiana in this growing country bilateral relation and this is an opportunity to consolidate the close link between both countries. He has also explained that “it is a double satisfaction as we are opening this Argentine Diplomatic headquarters and at the same time we are celebrating the Bicentennial Year of 1810 May Revolution in our country”.
Argentine-origin companies are the second-best investors in the Armenian Economy. Eduardo Eurnekian is a member of this community and has made investments in various economy sectors of the abovementioned country. Some of these investments have been made on infrastructure such as the ones on Yerevan Airport, he has also purchased a local Bank and has undertaken a project through FruitFull Armenia firm, this project is making progress on the production of vineyards fit for wines and brandy.