Armenia and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations
YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. On November 25, a protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed between the Republic of Armenia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
The protocol was signed in Abu Dhabi by the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the UAE, Karen Grigoryan, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the UAE, Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Angari.
The two countries established diplomatic relations guided by the intention to strengthen bilateral relations and expand the scope of cooperation as well as to support international security and peace.
The document on the establishment of diplomatic relations indicates both countries’ desire “to consolidate the bonds of fruitful cooperation between the two countries in the fields of politics, economy, technology, development, trade and culture, and to embody the two countries’ aspirations towards establishing the best relations and cordial connections between them in various fields”.
The Republic of Armenia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will have non-resident ambassadors during the initial period of diplomatic relations, Press Secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Ani Badalyan told Armenpress news agency. -0-