March 10, 2014 | 11:20
YEREVAN. – The Armenians and the Serbs are longtime friends, and Serbia’s foreign policy must express these sentiments.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić, who is paying an official visit to Armenia, stated the aforesaid during Monday’s joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian.
He also noted that Serbia President Tomislav Nikolić will visit Armenia in a foreseeable future.
In turn, Nalbandian informed that bilateral relations as well as regional and international matters were discussed at the two FMs’ meeting that preceded the news conference.
The Armenian minister noted that, at present, two agreements are signed between Armenia and Serbia, and one of them—which is relating to the prohibiting of double taxation—was signed on Monday.
As per Nalbandian, tourism, industry, and banking are among the domains of potential cooperation between the two countries.
“[But] we need a legal and contractual framework to develop cooperation,” Ivan Mrkić added, for his part.