Tuesday, May 23 2023 16:37

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Leo Docherty, Under Secretary of State for Europe of  the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, discussed the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh.

According to the press service of the Prime Minister, at a meeting  with Docherty, Pashinyan welcomed his visit to Armenia and stressed  the importance of close cooperation and development of interaction  with the United Kingdom in various fields. He expressed confidence  that bilateral relations have great potential for development.

Leo Docherty noted that the start of a strategic dialogue with  Armenia has already been announced and added that they are interested  in expanding ties in various areas.

In particular, issues of trade and economic cooperation, the  possibility of implementing programs in solar energy and other areas  were discussed. Nikol Pashinyan added that the government of the  Republic of Armenia is interested in attracting British investors to  the Armenian market.

They also touched upon the process of settlement of  Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, the issues of unblocking the regional  transport and economic infrastructure, the delimitation of the border  and ensuring the security of the border between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, as well as the situation around Nagorno- Karabakh, in  particular, the humanitarian crisis that arose in Nagorno-Karabakh as  a result of the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor by  Azerbaijan, and the issue of introducing a mechanism for  international dialogue between Baku and Stepanakert.

The prime minister noted that the goal of Azerbaijan's policy is not  only the closing of the corridor, but also the ethnic cleansing of  Nagorno Karabakh Armenians by depriving the population of Nagorno  Karabakh of gas and electricity.