Armenia's permanent representative to international organizations Ashot Hovakimyan met with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to hand a letter on his appointment, signed by the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

During the meeting, Dr ElBaradei said he is pleased with the Armenia-IAEA cooperation, making special mention of implementation of joint programs.

For his part, Mr Hovakimyan commented on Armenia's problems in the energy field.

The parties also touched upon some regional issues, the RA MFA press office told PanARMENIAN.Net.