YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Acting Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian, on Thursday met with Czech First Deputy PM, FM Karel Schwarzenberg, who is in capital city Yerevan on an official visit. 

Nalbandian noted that relations between Armenia and the Czech Republic have entered a qualitatively new phase in the recent years, Armenian MFA press service informs.    

“We also succeeded in expanding the legal and contractual framework,” he added. 

In his turn, the Czech FM noted that the progress in the aforesaid relations is quite obvious, and stressed that the time has come to focus on deepening economic cooperation. In this regard, they underscored the presence of Czech businessmen in the delegation led by Schwarzenberg, and the holding of the Armenian-Czech business forum in Yerevan.

The interlocutors discussed the joints steps to be undertaken to deepen interaction, and highlighted the need to expand the legal and contractual framework in the economic sector and to promote cultural exchange.  

They also reflected on the Armenia-EU cooperation, and the progress Armenia has achieved along the lines of the EU Eastern Partnership.

In addition, Nalbandian briefed his Czech counterpart on the latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, and presented details on the efforts by Armenia and the international community toward settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this context, the Czech FM reaffirmed his country’s assistance to the measures being taken to pacifically settle this matter.   

Prior to their meeting however, Edward Nalbandian and Karel Schwarzenberg officially opened the aforesaid Armenian-Czech business forum.

Following their talk, Armenia’s Acting Foreign Minister and the Czech First Deputy PM and FM held a joint news conference.