Armenian FM holds meetings with Angolan, Romanian counterparts 

ArmInfo.  On April 11, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Angola Tete Antonio.

Minister Mirzoyan emphasized that Armenia is interested in developing  relations with countries of the African continent and expressed hope  that the appointment of Armenia's first Permanent Observer to the  African Union would serve as a new impetus in this direction. In the  same context, Minister Mirzoyan also stressed the importance of  Angola's active role in its Presidency of the African Union.

The interlocutors discussed the prospects for developing bilateral  cooperation, emphasizing the importance of activating the  interactions between the foreign ministries of Armenia and Angola and  holding political consultations to that end.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Tete Antonio exchanged views on the possibilities  of cooperation in the fields of high technology, digital economy,  education, as well as expanding trade relations.

With his Romanian counterpart Emil Hurezeanu, Mirzoyan touched upon  the work to expand cooperation between Armenia and Romania, including  the active dynamics of political dialogue and mutual high-level  visits.

Mirzoyan and Khurezeanu noted with satisfaction the achievements in  deepening the Armenia-EU partnership and exchanged views on the steps  and prospects taken to form a new, more ambitious Armenia- EU agenda.

The Armenian Foreign Minister stressed the importance of the  inclusiveness of regional programs, as they can contribute not only  to economic development in the South Caucasus, but also to the  expansion of the region's connectivity and the wider neighborhood,  and, consequently, to strengthening stability. In this context, the  issues of unblocking regional communications, the Armenian  government's "Crossroads of Peace" program, as well as its importance  as part of a wider logistics network, were also discussed.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Romania touched upon cooperation  in multilateral formats