Armenian, Hungarian foreign ministers discuss bilateral agenda and deepening partnership with EU

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. On September 10, within the framework of the “Yerevan Dialogue” international forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.

The foreign ministers discussed issues of bilateral agenda, expressing readiness to continue developing cooperation in sectoral directions along with the active political dialogue, the foreign ministry said in a readout.

The Ministers stressed the importance of additional joint efforts in order to expand the scope of cooperation, especially in the field of economy and trade. The Ministers also touched upon the steps being taken to implement the mutual agreement on the opening of resident diplomatic missions in the capitals of the two countries.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Péter Szijjártó discussed the process aimed at deepening the Armenia-EU partnership. The Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized that the decision on the Visa Liberalization Dialogue with Armenia was actually made in the EU Council during the current presidency of Hungary and expressed hope that during the next months of the presidency the negotiations on expanding the new agenda of the Armenia-EU partnership and approving the corresponding document will be successful.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Hungary exchanged views on regional issues. Ararat Mirzoyan reaffirmed Armenia's approach to the peace process with Azerbaijan, which was reflected in the latest proposal on the signing of the peace treaty as well as in the “Crossroads of Peace” concept of unblocking regional communications.