Ambassador Khan presented his Letters of Credence during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Yerevan, the Pakistan Embassy in the United Arab Emirates said on Friday.
Mr Khan concurrently serves as Pakistan’s ambassador to the UAE and as its non-resident ambassador to Armenia.
Pakistan and Armenia formally established diplomatic relations in August 2025. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced the signing of a joint communiqué establishing bilateral ties on 31 August last year.
At the time, Mr Dar said Pakistan and Armenia had reaffirmed their commitment to the principles and objectives of the UN Charter and agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas including the economy, education, culture and tourism.
During the ceremony, President Khachaturyan congratulated Ambassador Khan on his appointment and expressed his support for efforts to further develop relations between the two countries.
The Armenian president also highlighted the potential for expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Ambassador Khan conveyed the greetings of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to President Khachaturyan and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations.
The two sides discussed opportunities to expand engagement in trade and investment, education, culture, people-to-people contacts and other areas of economic cooperation.
Earlier, Ambassador Khan met Armenia’s foreign minister, who congratulated him on his appointment. The two sides reviewed the bilateral agenda, discussed ways to increase cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international developments.
Mr Khan also met Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan and handed over a copy of his Letters of Credence.
Mr Safaryan described the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Armenia as an important policy decision by the leadership of both countries.
The two sides also discussed prospects for strengthening cooperation through bilateral and multilateral forums.
The ambassador’s engagements in Yerevan marked an early step towards expanding Pakistan-Armenia relations and identifying new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation.
