Thursday, June 11 2020 11:41

ArmInfo. The decrease in  escalation is the most important area of diplomatic activity for  Armenia. The Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated  this on June 11 during a joint meeting of the standing parliamentary  committees to discuss the report on the implementation of the state  budget for 2019.

The Minister noted that the security of Armenia and Artsakh, as well  as the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue, continue to remain  the most important foreign policy direction. Mnatsakanyan noted that  the Armenian position on this issue was repeatedly voiced at the  level of the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Armenia and the  Government of the Republic of Armenia. It was pointed out that over  the past year, two agreements have been reached regarding the  preparation of peoples for peace and the creation of a favorable  environment for peace, as part of which an exchange of media  representatives was carried out between Armenia, Artsakh and  Azerbaijan. In addition, on June 28, 2019, Armenia, without  preconditions, returned to Azerbaijan citizen Ibragimov, who  illegally crossed the state border on March 16 of the same year, and  Azerbaijan handed over to Armenia citizen Karapetyan, who appeared on  June 21, 2017 in the territory of Azerbaijan, on unclear  circumstances. "The issue of Armenian citizens on the territory of  Azerbaijan has been and remains in the focus of attention of the RA  MFA," Mnatsakanyan emphasized.

As noted, the decline in escalation is the most important direction  of diplomatic activity for Armenia. He drew attention to the fact  that Armenia clearly formulated its approaches to the resolution of  the Karabakh issue, moreover, they were voiced at different  platforms.

The Foreign Minister also pointed to the strengthening of cooperation  between Armenia and Artsakh in different directions over the past  year.