Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a phone conversation with Chris Heaton-Harris, Britain's Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry informed NEWS.am.

The sides agreed that much work has been done over the past three decades to establish and strengthen bilateral relations. The sides exchanged views on further expanding the agenda of bilateral relations and intensifying the dialogue.

The sides discussed issues related to regional stability and security. Among humanitarian issues requiring urgent solutions were the return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians detained in Azerbaijan, and the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage in the territories under Azerbaijani control. The sides underscored the need for a peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict within the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Chris Heaton-Harris expressed the UK's support to the format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

The sides also touched upon the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey without preconditions. The British side expressed its support to this process.