Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Armenia Patrik Svensson.

The Prime Minister congratulated the Ambassador on assuming his diplomatic mission in Armenia and stated that the Armenian government is interested in intensifying cooperation in all sectors and making it more effective.

Ambassador Svensson stressed Sweden’s willingness and goal to further expand its ties with Armenia in various fields and added that, within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Plan, Sweden attaches great importance to the implementation of the reforms agenda in Armenia.

Pashinyan and Svensson stated the need for development of economic cooperation. In this regard, the Prime Minister said the Armenian government is interested in the engagement of Swedish businesses in Armenia’s economy.

The interlocutors also touched upon the situation created in the region and the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Pashinyan thanked the Swedish government for its balanced position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stated that the solutions to humanitarian issues are a priority on Armenia’s agenda, particularly the ensuring of return of prisoners of war. The Prime Minister also mentioned that the Armenian side is ready for negotiations over the settlement of the conflict within the scope of the Co-Chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group and underscored the need for international oversight over preservation of Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Ambassador Svensson said Sweden expresses its support to the Co-Chairmanship of the OSCE Minsk Group to intensify the peace process and achieve a comprehensive settlement of the conflict.