At the April 30 Government session, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan touched upon the draft decision included in the package of unreported issues, which concerns the allocation of about AMD 52 million (about $135 thousand) from the reserve fund to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the opening of an Embassy to the Sultanate of Oman.
According to Pashinyan, the opening of the Embassy is important from the point of view of activating Armenia’s foreign policy. “Our network of embassies around the world is expanding, which is important from the point of view of implementing our balanced and balancing foreign policy.”
In this context, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan noted that there is a huge potential for deepening both political dialogue and economic relations in the relations between Armenia and Oman.
“We have a very good understanding on many issues and we also see how we can realize the potential. I can give an example: Oman is developing its maritime and other infrastructure, and we can better utilize Oman’s maritime, air, and land areas for connectivity, transit, and other purposes. This is fully consistent with our Crossroads of Peace initiative, and is also part of it,” the Minister said.
In this context, Pashinyan also emphasized the fact that the premises of the embassies being opened will not be rented, but purchased.
“There should be a long-term policy that we have our own buildings, because it is the property of the Republic of Armenia, property in those places and cities where real estate prices are continuously growing and will continue to grow. It is a justified investment.”
The Prime Minister also noted that the number of foreign embassies in the Republic of Armenia is increasing, and that this is important in terms of increasing Armenia’s international visibility.
Ararat Mirzoyan informed that within the next 1-2 months, Armenia will also have an embassy to Hungary, in Budapest.
