Saturday, September 8 2018 13:57

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign  Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan received on September 7 the newly  appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Petr Lytvyn  on the occasion of the delivery of copies of his credentials.

According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, congratulating Peter  Lytvyn on his appointment, Mnatsakanyan wished him success in his  important mission, expressing confidence that the ambassador will  contribute to the expansion and deepening of the Armenian-Ukrainian  relations.

Minister Mnatsakanyan and Ambassador Lytvyn discussed numerous issues  on the bilateral agenda, emphasizing the need for practical measures  to expand cooperation in the fields of science, culture and tourism.

The interlocutors highly appreciated the role of the Armenian  community in socio-political, socio- economic, scientific-educational  and other spheres of the country. In this regard, the Armenian  Foreign Minister expressed gratitude for the careful attitude of the  Ukrainian authorities towards the Armenian community, steps to  preserve the cultural values and national identity of Armenia.

In the context of deepening trade and economic relations, the sides  expressed satisfaction with the growth of trade between Armenia and  Ukraine. At the same time, the parties agreed that practical steps  should be taken, including within the framework of the  intergovernmental commission, to make full use of the existing  potential in the trade and economic sphere.

At the meeting, the Armenian Foreign Minister presented the  approaches and priorities of the Armenian side in the issue of  peaceful   settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressing  that attempts to artificially transfer the process to other formats  harm the efforts of the co-chairs to address this issue. The  interlocutors agreed that the peaceful settlement of the conflict has  no alternative.