Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Lithuania discussed  situation on  borders of Armenia

ArmInfo.   Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation with Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis on the initiative of the  Lithuanian side.

As the press service of the RA MFA reports, Minister Landsbergis  congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan on assuming the position of the Foreign  Minister of Armenia.  The interlocutors discussed a number of issues  regarding the Armenian-Lithuanian bilateral relations. Both sides  commended the positive dynamics in the relations between Armenia and  Lithuania. The Ministers also expressed readiness to further deepen  the existing multifaceted cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on the reforms carried out within the  framework of the Armenia-EU cooperation and the assistance provided  by Lithuania to Armenia. Ararat Mirzoyan expressed his gratitude to  Lithuania for the support provided in the fight against the Covid-19  pandemic.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Gabrielius Landsbergis stressed the need for the  immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and captured  civilians held in Azerbaijan.  The interlocutors touched upon the  regional security issues, including the situation resulting from the  infiltration of the Azerbaijani armed forces into the sovereign  territory of Armenia since May 12, as well as the ways to overcome  it.

Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized that Armenia is ready to achieve lasting  peace in the region, but Azerbaijan's actions jeopardize efforts  towards the de-escalation of the situation and undermine regional  security and stability.

The Foreign Minister of Armenia also strongly condemned the  provocative actions of the Azerbaijani side in the direction of the  Armenian positions located in Yeraskh, as a result of which an  Armenian soldier was fatally wounded.