YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on September 16 met Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis on the sidelines of his official visit to Lithuania, the Armenian MFA told Armenpress.

FM Mnatsakanyan thanked for the warm welcome and conveyed the warm greetings of Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan to his Lithuanian counterpart. The officials positively assessed the high level of partnering relations and dialogue at different levels, expressing confidence that both sides are ready to maintain this dynamics and further deepen the cooperation.

The FM said his visit to Vilnius is a good opportunity to discuss the cooperation prospects in areas of mutual interest and outline the future actions. In this context the officials touched upon the opportunities to expand the cooperation in electronic governance, IT, financial technologies, biotechnologies, creative education, initiate and implement programs between the two countries in the aforementioned sectors.

The Armenian FM introduced the Lithuanian PM on the government’s ongoing reforms agenda.

The minister and the PM thoroughly exchanged views on the cooperation at bilateral and multilateral formats within the frames of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

The FM drew the attention of the Lithuanian PM on the preparation works of the upcoming World Congress on Information Technology 2019 which will take place in Yerevan and expressed hope that the Lithuanian government and the leading companies will actively take part in this event.

In the context of regional affairs, the sides highlighted the necessity to maintain and strengthen peace and stability in South Caucasus.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan