Friday, May 13 2022 14:25

ArmInfo.On May 13, in the capital of Tajikistan - Dushanbe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan participated in the session of the Council of  Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states.

According to the press service of the RA MFA, during the meeting,  held in a narrow, then in an expanded format, the CIS Foreign  Ministers exchanged views on issues of mutual interest on the  regional and international agenda, touched upon the prospects of  strengthening cooperation within the CIS. The further dimensions of  the organization's activities were discussed.

During the session, Minister Mirzoyan also referred to the trilateral  meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan  held on May 12, expressing hope that it would be a step towards  establishing peace and stability in the region. He reiterated  Armenia's commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached  within the statements of November 9, 2022, January 11, 2021 and  November 26, 2021.

Ararat Mirzoyan presented the position of the Armenian side on the  comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and in  this regard emphasized the promotion of the peace process under the  mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairmanship.

The CIS Foreign Ministers considered the report of multilevel  consultations program between the foreign ministries within the CIS  for 2021, refered to the list of scientific projects on the priority  areas of basic research of the participating countries. The decision  on granting the Silk Road International University of Tourism the  status of a basic organization of the CIS member states in the field  of tourism and other documents were agreed. A decision was made on  the "CIS Youth Capital" international project, aimed at intensifying  the cooperation of the CIS member states to create conditions for the  promotion of youth potential.

Meanwhile, according to Baku media, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister,  in his turn, presenting the meeting participants about the  post-conflict situation in the region, assured that the conflict  remained in the past, and at present the main task of Azerbaijan is  to "restore the liberated territories", ensure long-term peace and  stability by opening economic and communication ties. The minister  stressed Azerbaijan's readiness to normalize relations with Armenia,  including the signing of a peace treaty and the start of the border  delimitation process. He stated that in this regard, steps were taken  to start the negotiation process on a peace agreement, and the  chairpersons and the format of the national commissions for the  delimitation of borders between the two countries were determined.