YEREVAN. – Armenia Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received on Thursday State Secretary in the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Yves Rossier.

The FM praised high the diplomatic relations between Armenia and Switzerland since their establishment 20 years ago and development of the high level political dialogue, the MFA informs. The high level visits and constant contacts between the officials contribute to cooperation development, he added.

In his turn, Yves Rossier stated that his country is attaching importance to development of mutually beneficial cooperation with Armenia which is also the objective of his visit.

The sides discussed issues on expanding bilateral relations. They also touched upon cooperation within international agencies.  

They also spoke about regional and international security issues, while Nalbandian briefed Swiss official on recent developments in the Karabakh peace process and Armenia’s approach to the settlement of the conflict.