Thursday, November 23 2023 10:20

ArmInfo. On November 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting  with Ambassadors of the European Union and EU member states accredited to the Republic of Armenia.

During the meeting, views were exchanged on the issues of the  comprehensive agenda of Armenia-EU partnership. The interlocutors  touched upon the steps being taken to further deepen the political  dialogue between Armenia and the EU, as well as the prospects for  further development of mutually beneficial cooperation in various  fields.

Among other things, the interlocutors touched upon holding of the  second high-level Armenia-EU Political and Security Dialogue last  week in Brussels, the activities of the EU monitoring mission in  Armenia, as well as the EU's consistent support to the reform agenda  of Armenia and strengthening of democratic institutions, in  accordance with the joint statement of October 5 by the Prime  Minister of Armenia and the President of the European Commission.

In the context of the implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive  and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and the intensification of people  to people contacts, Minister Mirzoyan stressed the importance of  directing positive dynamics towards the final decision to start the  visa liberalization dialogue.

Regional security issues were discussed at the meeting. Ararat  Mirzoyan presented Armenia's vision for the establishment of  stability and lasting peace in the region. The Minister emphasized  that it is based on the fundamental principles that were also  reflected in the statement adopted after the quadrilateral meeting  within the framework of the European political Community in Granada  in October, and relate to mutual recognition of territorial  integrity, border delimitation and unblocking of regional  communications.

Ararat Mirzoyan briefed the EU Ambassadors on the project of  "Crossroads of Peace" developed by the Government of Armenia which is  based on the vision of effective unblocking communications and  creation of beneficial interconnections in the region; it can also  become a guarantee for peace.

Touching upon the large-scale military attack of Azerbaijan against  the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in September and the resulting  complete ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, Minister Mirzoyan  stressed in particular the imperative to address the needs and rights  of the forcibly displaced Armenians of Nagorno- Karabakh, and the  steps taken in that direction.