Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on Wednesday met with the European Commission Vice President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, in Brussels.

They discussed a number of matters on the Armenia-EU partnership agenda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. Satisfaction was expressed regarding the deepening of the respective dialogue including various domains, expressing readiness to contribute to its further expansion with new initiatives.

Welcoming the positive dynamics regarding the start of the visa liberalization dialogue, FM Mirzoyan emphasized that the final decision in this regard will be consistent with the deepening cooperation between Armenia and the EU and will play a significant role in promoting people-to-people contacts.

The Armenian FM and the European Commission Vice President discussed as well current and future cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), as well as matters of mutual interest in the security sector.

The progress made by Armenia in a number of indicators related to the European Way of Life was stressed on both sides, and the EU's continued support for ambitious reforms in the strengthening of democratic institutions, rule of law, and human rights in Armenia was highlighted.

Regional stability issues were also addressed. In this connection, the Armenian FM presented the vision of Armenia regarding the establishment of long-term peace in the region, as well as the actions by the Armenian government aimed at addressing the needs and rights of more than 100 thousand Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan.