FMs of Armenia, Netherlands discuss latest developments in Karabakh  conflict zone

ArmInfo. During the telephone conversation, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and the Netherlands, Ararat Mirzoyan and Wopke Hoekstra, expressed  satisfaction with the current positive dynamics of the political  dialogue between the two countries, close cooperation in various  fields, as well as the activity of mutual visits at high and highest  levels.

According to the Press Service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, in  this context, the interlocutors especially emphasized the consistent  implementation of the agreements reached during the visit of Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to the Netherlands.

Mirzoyan emphasized the importance of the Netherlands' assistance to  the broad agenda of reforms being carried out in Armenia and  expressed hope that effective interaction between the parties will be  long-term.  Wopke Hoekstra, in turn, highly appreciated the recorded  significant progress of Armenia in the issue of democratic  development.

In the context of the development of economic cooperation between  Armenia and the Netherlands, the importance of intensifying contacts  between the business circles of the two countries and implementing  joint programs was noted. During the telephone conversation, the  parties also touched upon a number of issues of regional and  international security.

The RA Foreign Minister presented to his interlocutor the situation  around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the position of the Armenian  side regarding the processes aimed at establishing regional peace and  stability, regulating relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry highly appreciated the  adoption by the Dutch Parliament of about two dozen resolutions  condemning the Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh.

The humanitarian problems created in Artsakh after the 44-day war  were touched upon.

The foreign ministers of the two countries stressed the imperative of  the immediate return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians  illegally detained in Azerbaijan. The Armenian Foreign Minister  stressed the need to preserve the Armenian cultural and religious  heritage in the territories that have come under Azerbaijani control.

Mirzoyan also presented to his counterpart the latest developments in  the process of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations.