The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held their first-ever consultations.

The press service of the RA Foreign Office told NEWS.am that the Armenian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan, and the UAE delegation by First Assistant Foreign Minister Tariq Al Haydan.

The sides held two-stage consultations. At the first stage the sides discussed political, regional and international problems. Issues of trade, economic, education and cultural cooperation were discussed at the second stage.

The sides discussed the settlement of regional problems. After exchanging views on the Middle East problems, the sides stressed the need for a peaceful settlement. The UAE Assistant Foreign Minister outlined the positions of his state and of the entire Arab world.

The UAE delegation held meetings with RA Vice-Premier, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan, and RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

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