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 Monday, June 19 2017 17:59
Marianna Mkrtchyan

Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia presented foreign policy priorities  of new government

Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia presented foreign policy priorities  of new government

ArmInfo.The Armenian Cabinet presented the foreign policy priorities of the new government.

According to the new government program for 2017-2022 submitted for  approval to the parliament, the executive body of Armenia will  continue its policy of further strengthening of the external security  of the republic, providing the necessary favorable external  conditions for development, engaging in international and regional  processes, strengthening and developing relations with friendly  countries and partner countries, and practical involvement in the  activities of international organizations. The foreign policy course  will focus on the following steps: the settlement of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means, on the fundamental norms  and principles of international law and on the basis of the right of  peoples to self-determination, strengthening the military-political  component of external security; international recognition and  condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the prevention of  new crimes against humanity.

At the same time, it is noted that in bilateral relations, in  particular, activities will be directed: "To further deepen and  expand strategic relations, as well as allied interaction with  Russia; Strengthening friendly partnership with the United States;  Further development and strengthening of bilateral relations with  European states, deepening good-neighborly and mutually beneficial  relations with neighboring Georgia and Iran; Realization of real  steps to strengthen cooperation with the CIS countries; Development  of relations and cooperation with India and China; Continuation of  interaction with traditional partners in the Middle East; Development  of cooperation with the countries of the American continent;  Development of relations and cooperation with the countries of Asia,  Africa and the states of Oceania; Development of the Armenian-Turkish  relations without preconditions ".

At the same time, it is noted that active participation in  cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union will  continue in multilateral relations; Continuous deepening of  cooperation within the CSTO framework; Expansion of partnership with  the European Union; Active participation in cooperation within the  CIS; More active involvement in the work of the UN, OSCE, the Council  of Europe and other international organizations; The deepening of  Armenia's involvement in the activities of the International  Organization of the Francophonie and the proper organization of the  OIF summit in Yerevan in 2018; Continuation of the political dialogue  with NATO and further implementation of the Individual Partnership  Program (IPAP); Active development of cooperation with international  and regional economic and financial structures; Assistance to the  development of parliamentary diplomacy. The importance of protecting  the rights and interests of Armenian citizens in foreign states is  also noted; Rendering assistance to compatriots who found themselves  in emergency situations, including Syrian Armenians; Protection of  the Armenian cultural heritage abroad.

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