Newly appointed Swedish ambassador to Armenia Diana Janse (residence in Tbilisi) handed over copies of her credentials to RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

Mr. Nalbandian said that Armenia attaches importance to the Armenian-Swedish cooperation in political, economic and humanitarian fields. He noted the importance of expanding the legal-contractual field, political dialogue and trade-economic ties.

The visit of Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt to Armenia which is scheduled for early April, Armenia-EU relations, regional and international problems were in the focus of the meeting.

For her part, amb. Janse expressed gratitude to Nalbandian and said she will contribute to boosting the Armenian-Swedish ties, the RA MFA press service reported.