Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian today held a video talk with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Stef Blok, as reported on the website of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The interlocutors discussed a broad range of issues on the bilateral and multilateral agendas and underscored their willingness to take actions for further expansion and deepening of cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

Minister Aivazian expressed gratitude to his Dutch counterpart for the Dutch government's support to and solidarity with the Armenian people during the fight against the novel coronavirus.

The foreign ministers thoroughly touched upon the post-war situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

Minister Aivazian presented the actions being taken to address the humanitarian crisis created as a result of Azerbaijan’s military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh and set aside humanitarian issues as priority issues in the current stage, particularly emphasizing the safe repatriation of civilians who are currently prisoners of war and hostages.

Ministers Aivazian and Blok attached importance to the restoration of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process within the scope of the Co-Chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group.