The priorities of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe were the focus of Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis’ videoconference today with Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Avet Adonts.
During the videoconference, which was one of a series of meetings the Alternate Minister is holding with his counterparts from CoE member states, they reaffirmed the traditionally friendly ties between the two countries.
Mr. Varvitsiotis briefed his counterpart on the Hellenic Parliament’s recent ratification of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the EU and Armenia.
The Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs congratulated the Alternate Minister on the Greek Chairmanship’s choices, and especially on its central theme, which is the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in times of pandemic.
During their talks, they also confirmed the two countries’ shared stance on the Hagia Sophia issue. The Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs condemned the Turkish decision. Immediately following the videoconference, in a related post, Mr. Varvitsiotis commented that the two countries are jointly raising their voices against Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
July 15, 2020