Montenegro President says has fond memories from Yerevan

PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović has arrived in Armenia on an official visit and said that he has fond memories from Yerevan from when he was a child.

"Unfortunately, during this period I have not had the opportunity to come to your beautiful country, I am glad to be here. As you said, the first cooperation was when our countries were part of larger states, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Now we are in a new political reality, we are independent states, and I believe that both of us are interested and able to deepen this cooperation," Đukanović said at a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday, May 26.

"Montenegro is a small country and I think small countries can, need it more urgently or it’s more important for them to be politically active. Our main foreign policy goal is European, Euro-Atlantic integration. Of course, we are following the developments in your region, we want to have close cooperation with the Eurasian region as well, because there are already traditional relations between our countries."

Pashinyan said Armenia attached great importance to the relations with Montenegro and expressed confidence that the trip will give a new impetus to the further development of our relations.

"I was pleased to note that, in fact, there are long-established relations between our capitals; in 1978, a memorandum of understanding was signed between our capitals. I hope that in this new environment, when our countries have independence, we will be able to properly develop interstate relations and deepen economic relations. Admittedly, we do not have much to boast about today. Dear Mr. President, Dear colleagues, I once again welcome you in our capital and I am sure you will have a good and impressive visit," Pashinyan said