Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian held a number of meetings with his foreign counterparts on the sidelines of OSCE Summit in Astana, RA Foreign Ministry press service informed NEWS.am.

On December 1, Nalbandian met with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. The officials discussed expansion of bilateral relations and cooperation within international agencies. Armenian FM presented the recent developments in Karabakh peace process to his Australian counterpart. In this context, Rudd stressed Australia’s support to peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict within OSCE Minsk Group.

Edward Nalbandian also met with Swiss Vice President, Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. The sides discussed a wide range of issues on bilateral relations, as well as international issues.

Armenian FM also held a meeting with Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon. The officials discussed prospects for development of bilateral relations. The Israeli side presented the recent developments in Middle East conflict.