YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan took part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Armenian Embassy’s building in Brasilia while on a working visit to Brazil.

The Presidential Administration told ARMENPRESS Brazil’s State Minister of External Relations José Serra, Ambassadors stationed in Brazil, top diplomats and representatives of the Armenian community also took part in the ceremony.

The designated area for the Armenian Embassy comprises 15.750 square meters. According to the May 10 memorandum of understanding signed between Ambassador of Armenia to Brazil Ashot Galoyan and Honorary Consul of Armenia in Sao Paulo, philanthropist Hilda Dirouhi Burmaian, the Embassy’s building is being constructed as a donation from the Burmaian family, in particular philanthropist Hilda Dirouhi Burmaian. The construction is scheduled to be completed in 12 months the most.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Brazil delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony.

“Our friendship began since 1992 and has strengthened even more recently, certainly, also with your presence here, Mr. President. The agreements which we have signed will even more strengthen our friendship and our bilateral relations. Be sure that these relations will be strengthened even more in economic investment and healthcare sectors. And this ceremony, which takes place in the Embassy, must be the foundation for a new and future prosperous and promising relations between our countries”, minister José Serra said in his speech.

“Looking back on the past path, we can state that diverse ties have formed and strengthened in various fields between Armenia and Brazil. President Sargsyan’s visit, will surely be a productive foundation for the replenishment of our common agenda with promising initiatives, and qualitatively elevating the Armenia-Brazilian relations to a new level.

We have all opportunities for Armenia and Brazil to even more strengthen the close ties between the two states and peoples based on friendship, respect and trust. This is the main message, which we will place in the new Embassy’s foundation in the presence of the President of Armenia”, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian said.

At the end of the ceremony a memorandum was signed and a capsule was placed in the foundation of the construction.