YEREVAN. – Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in New York to participate in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, on Thursday met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi of Jordan, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

Mirzoyan and Safadi had a detailed discussion on issues of further deepening and expanding the Armenian-Jordanian relations, particularly focusing on the possibilities of strengthening economic cooperation.

The interlocutors exchanged views also on recent developments, the issues of security and stability in the Middle East and South Caucasus regions.

Ararat Mirzoyan briefed his interlocutor on the consequences of Azerbaijan's recent military aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia. He highlighted the need to deliver a targeted response to the aggressor by the international community and to restrain the maximalist policy of Azerbaijan. The importance of a proper assessment of the war crimes committed by the armed forces of Azerbaijan was also underlined.