“Armenia has a difficult neighbour, just as we have — Turkey — and that is why it understands better than anyone the problems in Greek-Turkish relations,” Greek President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias said Wednesday after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharian, who is on an official visit to Greece.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Papoulias spoke of the excellent bilateral relations between Greece and Armenia, and on the two countries’ cooperation in the economic and tourism sectors, in which he said there were significant prospects.
Papoulias further said he was impressed by the interest displayed by Armenian youth in the Greek language.
Kocharian expressed gratitude for the assistance provided by Greece to his country, and said he was satisfied with the discussions he had with Papoulias on bilateral matters as well as on the developments in the Balkans and the southern Caucasus.
The Armenian president met afterwards with Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.
The official welcome for the Armenian presidential couple at the Presidential Mansion was attended by Parliament’s second vice-president George Sourlas, Tourism Development Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, Deputy Foreign Minister Yannis Valinakis, Deputy National Economy Minister Christos Folias, Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Alekos Kontos, and the leaders of the Hellenic Armed Forces and law enforcement authorities.
Papoulias and his wife, May, will host an official dinner in honor of Kocharian and his wife, Bella Kocharian, on Wednesday night.
The Armenian head of state later met with main opposition leader George Papandreou, with Greek-Armenian ties on the agenda of talks along with major international issues. No statements were made afterwards.
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