YEREVAN, MAY 19, ARMENPRESS.  The President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received the special envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea Jang Sung Min.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, welcoming the guest, President Khachaturyan noted: "Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea were established in 1992 and continue to develop. I am sure that this meeting of ours will contribute to the further development of relations between our countries."

Thanking for the reception, Jang Sung Min said. "Mr. President, it is a great honor for me to meet you. I always wanted to visit Armenia. It is a great honor for me to visit this wonderful country, I think Armenia and Korea have many civilizational, cultural commonalities and great potential for close cooperation, which should be realized through joint efforts."

During the meeting, a wide range of issues of Armenian-Korean cooperation were discussed. The great potential of the development of cooperation between the two countries in the field of culture, education and high technologies and the importance of its full implementation were particularly emphasized.

In his speech, the President of the Republic referred to the close cooperation of the parliaments of Armenia and Korea, emphasizing the exchange of best practices of the two countries in the establishment of democratic institutions and the existence of a high level of political dialogue. In this connection, a number of issues were discussed regarding the opening of embassies in both countries, as well as the possibility of liberalizing the visa regime for the citizens of Armenia. During the conversation, the possibility of Armenian-Korean cooperation in the construction of a nuclear power plant was discussed.

At the end of the meeting, the sides emphasized the readiness to expand and promote the existing political and economic cooperation between Armenia and Korea.