OREANDA-NEWS. May 25, 2012. President Serzh Sargsyan received the Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos.

President Sargsyan praised the six-year activities of Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos in his capacity as Secretary General of BSEC, noting that he was glad to host him in our country in the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of BSEC. Serzh Sargsyan underscored that Armenia attaches importance to its membership to BSEC and views that Organization as an important format for the enhancement of regional cooperation.

According to the President of Armenia, the main mission of the Organization – promotion of sustainable development of the Black Sea area through the economic cooperation, establishment and strengthening of good-neighborly relations – are absolutely coherent with the views of the Republic of Armenia.

The Secretary General of BSEC presented to Serzh Sargsyan issues discussed at the Yerevan session of the Assembly and spoke about works conducted by the Organization during his tenure in office.

At the meeting, the parties spoke also about the Armenian-Greek relations. President Sargsyan noted that Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, as the first Ambassador of Greece to Armenia in 1993-1994 had a significant input into the formation and development of these relations.