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Experts on Arabic studies attach great importance to President Sargsyan’s visit to Qatar

Experts on Arabic studies attach great importance to President Sargsyan’s visit to Qatar

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Experts on Arabic studies attach importance to the visit of President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to the State of Qatar, stating that deepening the economic and political ties with one of the most influential countries of the Persian Gulf and the Arab world in general are very important for Armenia.

Expert on Arabic studies Armen Petrosyan told Armenpress that this visit must be viewed from two perspectives. Firstly, one of the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy is intensification of relations with the Arab countries, and secondly, the visit is very important in terms of strengthening ties between the Diaspora and Armenia. Armen Petrosyan attaches importance to deepening the economic ties with the State of Qatar. “I think Armenia should intensify the relations, especially with the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, which we witness. At least within two months the President visited twice this region. If I am not mistaken, the President visited the United Arab Emirates in March, and now the State of Qatar. This is very important since those countries have major political and economic impact in the whole region and the Arab world in general. The intensification of ties with the Arab countries is important from political perspective, given those countries’ influence in the Islamic world. From economic perspective, this visit is also important since those countries have quite developed economy, great capital in the forms of regional programs and in case of active cooperation it is possible to bring those programs to Armenia. We see that over the past years Armenia plays an active role in terms of connecting the Middle East with the EAEU member states and Europe and takes serious steps on this path”, the expert said.

He also talked about the opportunities of the Armenian community of Qatar. According to him, the Armenian communities in the countries of the Persian Gulf are relatively new and were mainly formed as a result of Armenian Diaspora’s movements in the Arab countries. “Those communities are established enough from professional perspective. They have unique specialists of various fields, and in this sense intensifying the ties with the community are very important in terms of using the opportunities of those specialists for the benefit of Armenia’s development”, he concluded.

Expert on Arabic studies Sargis Grigoryan also attached great significance to the President’s visit to Qatar, highlighting the role of Qatar in world processes, as well as its influence in the Arab and Muslim world. “Qatar is the country with which the establishment of close economic and political ties is very important. Intensifying ties with Qatar will enable Armenia to better perceive and understand the issues of the Middle East and the Arab world in general and correctly assess various situations.

Sargis Grigoryan welcomes the Armenian leadership’s steps aimed at intensifying the ties with the Arab countries, adding that there is an indissoluble historical-cultural link between the Armenian people and the Arab world and it must further strengthen. “It is obvious that we need to intensify the relations with the key countries of the Arab world. Moreover, the Arab world is close to us, quite serious processes are taking place there where we should ensure our presence as a regional country. In general, we need to be active in those processes. We have our interests in the Arab world, we have community, historical-cultural heritage in the Arab countries, diplomatic representations”, the expert said.

On May 14 President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in the State of Qatar on official visit. The President of Armenia met with the Emir of the State of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Executive Director of “Qatar Airways” Akbar Al Baker, Qatar business community and the representatives of the Armenian community in the capital Doha.

 

 








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