Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania Tigran Mkrtchyan on Monday had a meeting with the newly-appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius.

The Ambassador congratulated Mr Skusevičius on his new appointment, wishing him success, the press-service of the Armenian MFA informed Armenian News – NEWS.am.

Mkrtchyan referred to the Armenia-EU negotiations, noting that the Framework Agreement is planned to be signed during the current year. He also added that the issue of the visa liberalization is under discussion.  

Apart from this, the Armenian Ambassador briefed the Lithuanian official on the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan in April 2016, as well as the situation emerged as a result of the diversionary infiltration attempt initiated by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the border with Armenia in December 2016.  

In this context, Mkrtchyan stressed that Azerbaijan refuses to fulfill the agreements reached at the Vienna and Saint Petersburg summits, thereby further destabilizing the situation.