YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. While on an official visit to Indonesia, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian on November 1 met Vice-President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla, press service of the MFA told “Armenpress”.

Indonesian Vice-President welcomed the Armenian FM in Jakarta and attached importance to the further deepening of the bilateral ties.

At the meeting the sides stressed the need to intensify the political dialogue between Armenia and Indonesia, expanding the mutual cooperation between various ministries, boosting the trade-economic cooperation and in this context attached importance on holding business forums, establishing cooperation between the chambers of commerce, as well as promoting ties between people and tourism.

They also exchanged views on a number of international and regional issues and the efforts aimed at solving them.

The same day FM Nalbandian visited the Parliament of Indonesia, where he met Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives Agus Hermanto and the members of the Commission of Foreign Affairs.

Issues related to the development of cooperation between the parliaments of two states, the formation of friendly relations, the cooperation within the international parliamentary formats were discussed.

By the request of the members of the Indonesian Parliament Minister Nalbandian presented the joint efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairing countries aimed at creating appropriate conditions for moving forward the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process.

Edward Nalbandian and Agus Hermanto shared the same opinion over not permitting to bring religious factor in the conflicts and underscored the necessity of solving the conflicts exclusively though negotiations and peaceful means.