Thursday, November 16 2017 13:52

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Yerevan November 20-21. This was announced on November 16 during a weekly briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

"On November 20-21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay  an official visit to Yerevan with his Armenian counterpart, meeting  with the president of that state, in the year of celebrating the 25th  anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Armenian diplomatic  relations and the 20th anniversary called the big Treaty of  Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, the ministers will  take part in the opening of the exhibition "Russia and Armenia:  Friendship Tempered For Ages," as well as in the ceremony of  extinguishing the Armenian postal march The signing of a plan of  consultations between the Foreign Ministry of Russia and the Ministry  of Foreign Affairs of Armenia for 2018-2019 is scheduled for 2018.   The agenda of the bilateral talks includes a wide range of  cooperation through the UNECE, CSTO, the CIS, coordination of  positions in the the UN, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the Black  Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, and other international  forums, "Zakharova announced.

At the same time, she added that the heads of the foreign affairs  agencies of Russia and Armenia will discuss the issues of regional  security, including the prospects for the Nagorno-Karabakh  settlement. "An intensive political dialogue at the highest level  contributes to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation." This year  the Armenian President held an official visit on March 15. The talks  between the Russian President and the Armenian President were held in  Sochi on August 23. Yesterday, November 15, the leaders of our  countries took part in the opening ceremony in The Tretyakov Gallery  of the Days of Armenian Culture in our country, "the official  representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

At the same time she stressed that before the visit Yerevan, Lavrov  will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on November 20. In Baku  negotiations are planned with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of  Azerbaijan. We have repeatedly talked about this, and as demonstrated  on specific cases, Azerbaijan is our important strategic partner in  the Caucasus region. This year we celebrate 25 years since the  establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. At the  heart of Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation are not only the  long-standing traditions of friendship and mutual respect, but also  coincidence or proximity on key issues of the regional as well as  international agenda, "Zakharova said.

She said that the tonality of the Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation is  determined by a political dialogue at the highest level, established  regular friendly contacts between the presidents of the countries  determine the high dynamics of bilateral relations, allow the prompt  resolution of any emerging issues, coordinate actions at various  regional and international venues. "Intensive contacts are being  maintained at other levels, including interparliamentary ties,  economic cooperation is advancing, cultural and humanitarian ties are  traditionally rich in. Russia in close cooperation with other  co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group continues to assist the parties to  the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in search of peaceful mutually  acceptable solutions "- summed up Zakharova.