UK is interested in deepening cooperation with Armenia - British  minister

ArmInfo. On November 20, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received United Kingdom Minister for  Europe Leo Docherty.

According to the press service of the RA government, the Prime  Minister noted that relations between Armenia and UK are active and  emphasized the importance of the recently held first meeting of the  RA-UK strategic dialogue. Nikol Pashinyan expressed confidence that  Armenian-UK cooperation has great potential, and mutual visits at a  high level will contribute to its full implementation.

Leo Docherty emphasized the importance of the recent official visit  of RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to the UK, which gave new  impetus to the expansion and deepening of bilateral ties. The  Minister emphasized the UK's interest in deepening cooperation with  Armenia.

During the meeting, issues related to the process of regulating  Armenian-Azerbaijani relations were raised.  The importance of  continuing the peace process based on the principles agreed upon at  the trilateral meetings held in Brussels on May 14 and July 15, 2023  was emphasized.

The interlocutors also discussed the humanitarian problems of more  than 100 thousand forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh  resulting from the policy of ethnic cleansing committed by  Azerbaijan. The meeting also presented the steps taken by the  Armenian government to overcome them. In this regard, the  humanitarian support of the international community to the population  of Nagorno-Karabakh was emphasized.