Pakistan's first Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, Shafqat Ali Khan, presented his letters of credence to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan.

Speaking on the occasion, President Khachaturyan expressed his readiness to support efforts to further develop Pakistan-Armenia relations and to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

Ambassador Khan conveyed the greetings and best wishes of the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan to President Khachaturyan and reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Armenia.

The two sides underscored the significant potential for expanding bilateral engagement, particularly in trade and investment, education, culture, people-to-people contacts and other areas of economic cooperation.