Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador of Armenia to Greece, Albania and Cyprus Tigran Mkrtchyan has said in an interview with the Cyprus Financial Mirror.

“This is my visit to Cyprus as the Ambassador of Armenia to Cyprus. For some time, I was unable to visit Cyprus, so this visit is a way to resume my functions as Ambassador. I'm planning to have several meetings with the government sector, academia, research institutes, and municipalities. I've already had a meeting with the Paphos municipality and the mayor, which was very interesting and promising,” the diplomat noted.

“The aim of all this is, of course, to continue strengthening and enhancing the relations between Armenia and Cyprus, which have traditionally been very strong. We consider Cyprus one of the main partners of Armenia in the EU and a strategic partner bilaterally. Cyprus is an extremely reliable partner and strong supporter of Armenia on all matters of interest, and Armenia also supports Cyprus wherever there is a need for that.”

In the near future, Armenia is expecting a visit from the Cyprus Defense Ministry, he said.

“The cooperation between us includes political, social, economic, and importantly, defense cooperation. We had a visit from the Defense Minister of Armenia to Cyprus late last year, and now we will have a reciprocated visit from the Cyprus side to Armenia, which will hopefully further enhance Armenia's defense partnership with Cyprus. This is the main outline and framework of my recent visit to Cyprus,” he added.