On July 17, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the margins of the OSCE Informal Ministerial in Kazakhstan.

The press service of the RA foreign office reports that the sides discussed a number of issues pertaining to bilateral relations, as well as the preparations for RF President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Armenia.

Minister Nalbandian also held a meeting with his Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet. The sides discussed issues of signing more bilateral agreements.

The sides arranged to sign an agreement abolishing visa requirements for diplomats at the next ministerial meeting, as well as an agreement on protection of investments.

Minister Nalbandian also held a meeting with David Roy Lidington, British Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

On behalf of the British Government, Minister Lidington thanked Armenia for Armenian peacemakers’ presence in Afghanistan. The sides also touched on the latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.