Parliamentary Vice Minister Matsumoto and Ambassador Hovhannisian shaking hands
Parliamentary Vice Minister Matsumoto talking with Ambassador Hovhannisian
On March 26, Mr. MATSUMOTO Hisashi, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call by H.E. Mr.Areg HOVHANNISIAN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows:
Parliamentary Vice Minister Matsumoto welcomed the signing of the Tax Convention between Japan and Armenia at the end of last year and expressed his hope for further development of economic relations between the two countries, and expressed his expectation for Armenia's participation in the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
Parliamentary Vice Minister Matsumoto welcomed the announcement made by the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding agreement on a draft of the peace treaty and hoped that the peace treaty agreed upon by the two sides would be signed at the earliest date and the issues surrounding the region would be resolved peacefully and permanently.
Ambassador Hovhannisian expressed his gratitude for Japan’s various support and his hope to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in economic and other areas.
The two sides discussed strengthening bilateral relations and the regional situation.