YEREVAN. – Ambassador of Ukraine to Armenia Piotr Litvin handed over the copies of his credentials to the Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

Armenian foreign minister congratulated the ambassador and expressed confidence that he will contribute to further strengthening and deepening of Armenia-Ukraine relations. The interlocutors discussed a range of issues of bilateral agenda, particularly emphasizing the importance of taking practical steps aimed at expanding cooperation in science, culture and tourism.

They highly assessed the role of the Armenian community in the political, economic and social life of Ukraine.

Mnatsakanyan emphasized with gratitude the careful attitude of the Ukrainian authorities towards the Armenian community, as well as the steps aimed at the preservation of the national identity and Armenian cultural values.

As to the trade ties, the sides noted an increased in bilateral trade turnover at the same time pointing to the need to take certain moves to use the potential in economic relations.

The Foreign Minister briefed the ambassador on Armenia’s approach and priorities over the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and emphasized that artificial attempts to transfer the peace process to other formats damages the efforts aimed at finding solution to the conflict.

The interlocutors shared the opinion that there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement of the conflict.