Armenia’s Ambassador to Lithuania Tigran Mkrtchyan today held a video meeting with Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius and former Minister of Defense of Lithuania, Member of the European Parliament Rasa Jukneviciene, as reported the Embassy of Armenia in Lithuania.

At the outset of the meeting, Ambassador Mkrtchyan presented the situation created in Armenia and Artaskh (Nagorno-Karabakh) following the third war in Artsakh and the recent developments and particularly stressed the urgency of the solution to the issue of Armenian prisoners of war as the most important issue for overcoming the humanitarian crisis.

The prospects for Armenia-EU relations and the opportunities for deepening of cooperation in the context of the Eastern Partnership were also discussed. The Lithuanian MPs welcomed the recent ratification of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.