Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and  Moldova

ArmInfo. June 19, in Chisinau, political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign  Affairs of Armenia and Moldova. The consultations were conducted by Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Sergiu Mihov.

During the consultations, the parties commended the dynamics of  relations developing on a friendly basis and discussed cooperation in  bilateral and multilateral formats as well as the ways of further  promoting it.

Views were exchanged on the prospects of cooperation in the spheres  of trade, transport, tourism and energy. The importance of activating  the work of the bilateral intergovernmental commission was touched  upon.

The Moldovan side was presented with the situation in the region  resulting from Azerbaijan's aggression and the occupation of the  sovereign territory of Armenia, as well as the efforts of the  Republic of Armenia aimed at normalizing relations between Armenia  and Azerbaijan.

Mnatsakan Safaryan briefed the Moldovan delegation on the "Crossroad  of Peace" initiative presented by the Government of the Republic of  Armenia, which aims to ensure stability and economic development in  the region.

The parties also touched upon various international and regional  security issues, as well as the European integration agenda.