On May 18, the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa Christian Albertus Basson (residence in Kiev) handed over copies of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Sergey Manassarian.
Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment, Deputy Foreign Minister attached significance to the development of Armenian-South-African relations and expressed confidence that during his mission the Ambassador will bring a new impetus to the deepening of political, economic development as well as in other areas both in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
Expressing gratitude for the reception and good wishes, Ambassador Basson mentioned that the Republic of South Africa too places great importance on the relations between the two states and assured that he will spare no effort to further the development of comprehensive cooperation.
