Armenian, Swedish FMs discuss bilateral ties, EU partnership and regional security
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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan’s visit to Sweden started on Monday with a meeting with Foreign Minister Maria Stenergard.
The Armenian and Swedish foreign ministers held a one-on-one meeting followed by an enlarged format luncheon.
The parties discussed prospects of enhancing the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and Sweden, enriching the bilateral agenda and deepening cooperation. The main directions of mutual interest were outlined for promoting sectoral cooperation, the foreign ministry said in a readout.
The Armenian FM said, “This is my third visit to Sweden, but the first one in a bilateral format. Thank you for the hospitality and productive discussions aimed at deepening partnership between our two countries in various directions, based on democratic principles, common values and interests. I am convinced that through active joint efforts we can best utilize the opportunities for enhancing our partnership both bilaterally and with the EU, including with the goal of further promoting political dialogue, trade, business ties, and people-to-people contacts.”
The current phase of Armenia-EU partnership, the recorded achievements and opportunities for development of the new ambitious agenda were comprehensive discussed.
The FMs exchanged views around regional security and stability. FM Mirzoyan underscored Armenia’s vision for achieving sustainable peace in South Caucasus, including through normalization of relations with neighbors and promoting economic development in the region. Mirzoyan presented the efforts aimed at signing a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the agreement between the two countries in the delimitation process based on the Almaty Declaration.
In the context of regional issues, the Armenian government’s Crossroads of Peace project was touched upon. FM Mirzoyan said the implementation of this project will effectively increase regional interconnectivity through unblocking of transport infrastructures.