ArmInfo. On October 4, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Frank Pallone.
According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, during the meeting Mnatsakanyan noted that the further expansion and deepening of partnership and political relations with the United States was and remains one of the main priorities of Armenia's foreign policy.
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan presented Congressman Pallone with a broad program of reforms implemented by the Armenian government aimed at strengthening democratic institutions, the rule of law, creating an independent judiciary and increasing public confidence in the latter.
The interlocutors exchanged views on a number of topical issues on the international and regional agenda. At the request of the US Congressman, the Armenian Foreign Minister spoke about Armenia's foreign policy priorities.
Mnatsakanyan informed Pallone about recent developments in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, Armenia's approaches and principled stance on the creation of a favorable environment, including the elimination of threats of use of force and warlike rhetoric.