YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. In a meeting with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki on May 3, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian introduced the situation in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) after the large-scale military attack by Azerbaijan, and the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs aimed at stabilizing the situation.

President of Finland Sauli Niinistö expressed his unconditional support for peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, stating that it must be solved only through negations, press service of MFA Armenia informed “Armenpress”.  

Thanking for the reception, Minister Nalbandian conveyed the best wishes and greetings of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to his Finnish counterpart, and reconfirmed the invitation to visit Yerevan. Sauli Niinistö asked to convey his best wishes to Armenian President.

The sides discussed a number of issues of deepening cooperation in different spheres, especially trade and economy. In this context, Armenian Foreign Minister stated that Armenia is interested in deepening and expanding multidimensional cooperation with Finland.

The interlocutors discussed a number of international and regional urgent issues, focusing on Middle Eastern developments and the migration flows caused by the conflicts.