YEREVAN. – Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit to Lithuania, on Monday met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the government of Armenia.

Nauseda expressed a conviction that the Armenian premier’s current visit will contribute to the development and deepening of relations between the two countries. The Lithuanian president expressed hope that the cooperation between the governments of the two countries will give a new impetus to the implementation of joint programs in the economic and humanitarian spheres. Also, he stressed the importance of cooperation and of exchange of the Lithuanian track-record in the framework of the ongoing reforms in Armenia.

PM Pashinyan, in turn, expressed confidence that the Armenian-Lithuanian friendly relations will continue to grow and make progress. In this context, he stressed the importance of expanding economic ties and the steps to expand trade between the two countries.

Their meeting touched upon Armenian-Lithuanian cooperation within the framework of the European Union (EU) Eastern Partnership program, the effective implementation of the €2.6-billion package envisaged by the EU for Armenia, and the processes taking place in the South Caucasus. In the latter’s context, the President of Lithuania expressed his country's support for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ efforts aimed at the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict.