Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has congratulated Serzh Sargsyan on Armenia's Independence Day. In his congratulatory address, he particularly states that both countries have made considerable progress in building bilateral ties based on principles of partnership, good-neighborly relations and mutual respect.

«I am sure that joint desire to extend bilateral ties between Ukraine and Armenia opens new prospects for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the interests of our peoples. Profiting by the occasion, Dear President, I wish you health and success in your activities. May Armenian people live in peace, stability and prosperity,» Ukrainian President's press service quotes Yushchenko as saying.