YEREVAN. - Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, who is in New York as part of the delegation led by Armenia’s President, continued his meetings on Friday. Nalbandian met with Philippe Lefort, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia. The interlocutors discussed preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Warsaw at end of September. Against the background of examining regional conflicts, Nalbandian welcomed EU’s readiness to further assist efforts, by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group Co-Chairs, toward settling the Artsakh issue.    

Next, Armenia’s FM Edward Nalbandian met with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns. During this meeting they discussed a wide array of issues concerning the development of Armenian-American friendly partnership. Nalbandian and Burns also exchanged views on the problems in the South Caucasus region, and reflected on the settlement process of the Artsakh issue. In this context, Nalbandian highly evaluated US’s positive involvement and activities as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, Armenian MFA Press Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.