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    STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT SARGSYAN FOR THE PRESS DURING THE STATE VISIT TO HUNGARY

    President.am
    Nov 9 2009
    Armenia

    Ladies and Gentlemen:

    I express my heartfelt gratitude to my colleague, President of the
    Republic of Hungary Lazslo Solyom, for hosting me in Hungary on a
    state visit.

    Mr. President,

    Your hospitality and state status of this visit underscored once
    again your determination to move the centuries-long Armenian-Hungarian
    friendship into the realm of interstate partnership.

    Armenia attaches great importance to the further development of the
    Armenian-Hungarian relations in political, economic, and cultural
    areas. During the meetings, which were conducted in the atmosphere
    of friendship and constructive approach, together with the President
    of Hungary we discussed the current stage of our interstate relations
    and their perspectives, exchanged views on international and regional
    issues of mutual interest. We stressed the necessity to maintain
    the continuity of our political dialogue, discussed promising
    areas for economic cooperation, and underlined the important role
    of rich cultural heritage of the Armenian and Hungarian peoples in
    strengthening relations between our two countries.

    Taking into consideration the fact that Hungary is an EU country, while
    Armenia is involved in the initiatives which facilitate cooperation
    with the EU structures, we reached the agreement to view possibilities
    of cooperation within that framework, as well as in the framework of
    the European Neighborhood and Eastern Partnership programs.

    We are confident that the agreements, which have been signed a little
    while ago, will enlarge the scope of bilateral relations and will
    create new opportunities for the mutually beneficial cooperation.

    Among them I would like to invite special attention to the agreement on
    the avoidance of double taxation, which is one of the basic documents
    for trade and economic cooperation. The agreements signed in the
    areas of justice and agriculture will also bring their contribution
    to the development of the multifaceted cooperation between Armenia and
    Hungary. I hope, that the Armenian-Hungarian business forum that opens
    today in Budapest, as well as contacts and agreements established in
    the framework of the forum, will also become a serious impetus for
    the strengthening of economic ties between our two countries.

    Using this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the
    Hungarian justice system for its unequivocal and fair stance regarding
    the murder case of the Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian. At the
    time of the murder, I was the Defense Minister of Armenia and that
    horrendous crime shocked me to the core, as I am sure it shocked
    normal people all over the world. It is tragic that the unspeakable
    crime such as this one can be praised by some individuals as a heroic
    act. I am confident, that had not the Hungarian justice adopted such a
    resolute position, that kind of atrocity might be occurring in other
    countries as well.

    With the President of Hungary we spoke also about a number of regional
    issues, stressing the importance of stability and cooperation and the
    resolution of the existing conflicts by peaceful means and through
    negotiations, based on the principles and norms of international law.

    We expressed confidence that the conflicts must be solved based on
    just and durable solutions, which is possible only if they are based on
    the human rights and peoples' will rather than on political expediency.

    I once again express my gratitude to President Solyom for accepting my
    invitation to visit Armenia. I am confident that the reciprocal visit
    of President Solyom will allow to continue this high-level dialogue,
    sum up the implementation of the reached agreements, and identify
    new prospects for the development and deepening of the multifaceted
    Armenian-Hungarian relations.

    Thank you.
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