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Times of Oman
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
"Our ties are deeply rooted in history": EAM Jaishankar to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, on Monday in New Delhi. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting where several avenues of India-Armenia ties were discussed. In his opening remarks, the EAM noted that the meeting between the two leaders would allow the countries to discuss bilateral ties and regional interests. "Where our own countries are concerned, these are ties very, very deeply rooted in history... Today, we have good political cooperation, our trade figures are increasing, we have defence collaboration and culture has always been a strong point", the EAM said. Speaking about Armenia being home to many Indian students, he thanked Foreign Minister Mirzoyan for looking after the Indian students. "We have a very good exchange of people, so our agenda really is to take each one of these dimensions forward, and I look forward to discussing how best we can do that", the EAM added. He also highlighted several international projects where India and Armenia work together. "I want to mention that we had received the parliamentary delegation led by the chairman of the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, in December last year," EAM added. He gave the examples of Armenia's membership of the International Solar Alliance, its participation in the voice of the Global South and the two countries working together at the UN. The EAM also shared the meeting on X. He said, "Pleased to welcome FM @AraratMirzoyan of Armenia this evening in Delhi. Productive discussions on advancing trade, investment, education, connectivity, mobility & culture. Also shared perspectives on the recent global and regional developments." Earlier in the day, while speaking at the Indian Council of World Affairs, Sapru House, New Delhi, Mirzoyan expressed gratitude and noted that India was among the first countries to recognize Armenia's independence in 1991, and the two nations signed a Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation just four years later. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Monday emphasized the strong bond between Armenia and India despite their geographical distance, adding that the two nations have a deep civilizational connection. Armenia regards India as a close partner. Mirzoyan is on an official visit to India from March 9 to 11.
Khaleej Times
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan to visit India, deliver lecture in New Delhi on March 10
Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will visit India from March 9 to 11, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Friday. Mirzoyan will arrive in New Delhi on March 9 at New Delhi Airport. The Armenian Foreign Minister is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) at Sapru House, New Delhi, on March 10. Later in the day, he will hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House. According to MEA, FM Ararat Mirzoyan visited India from April 24-27, 2022 to participate in the Raisina Dialogue. He met EAM Jaishankar and also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Armenian FM was accompanied by a big business delegation and had detailed meetings with the representatives of CII in Delhi and Mumbai. Jaishankar also met with Mirzoyan in September 2021 in Dushanbe on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. Shortly thereafter, EAM visited Armenia from October 12-13, 2021. This was EAM's first-ever visit to independent Armenia. India and Armenia share friendly relations rooted in historical ties between the people of the two countries. In 2022, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Armenia was celebrated.
