YEREVAN. – Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, who is in Paris on a working visit, on Friday met with US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken.

Both sides expressed appreciation on the high level of bilateral relations, informed the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. They also attached importance to the visa facilitation that entered into the force in January, and the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement that was signed in May.

Nalbandian and Blinken conferred on the prospects for the enhancing of the economic cooperation, and exchanged views on the upcoming meetings of the US-Armenia Task Force and the first meeting of the US-Armenia Trade and Investment Council.

Cooperation within the framework of the international organizations was also on the agenda of this talk.

The US Deputy Secretary of State expressed appreciation for the Armenian President’s participation in the peacekeeping summit, which took place in September in the margins of the UN General Assembly, and highly valued Armenia’s active involvement  in peacekeeping operations.

Edward Nalbandian and Tony Blinken also discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

In addition, the interlocutors exchanged views on several regional and international issues.