Armenian-Ukrainian 2011-2012 cooperation program, memorandum on cooperation between diplomatic schools of both countries were signed in Yerevan during Ukrainian FM Kostyantyn Gryshchenko’s visit.

Talking to the journalists, Gryshchenko said cooperation program envisages the main events to be realized in 2011-2012.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said cooperation within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), chaired by Ukraine in 2013, was the focus of the talks. “The important point is interaction concordant with consistent position on Nagorno-Karabakh, which is expressed both by the OSCE Minsk Group and the OSCE on the whole during ministerial meetings in Helsinki, Athens and Alma-Ata, as well as at the OSCE summit in Astana,” Armenian FM stated.

Gryshchenko stressed Kiev will assist the OSCE Minsk Group during its chairmanship in the organization. According to him, Ukraine is working to use preparation period and the chairmanship in organization to resolve so-called frozen conflicts. “We should spare no effort to resolve the conflicts. We will first focus on the conflict in Transnistria. The Minsk Group will definitely get our support as well,” he said.

The sides also discussed collaboration within the UN, OSCE, Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Council of Europe, Eastern Partnership project.