Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on Thursday participated in a roundtable discussion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland. The discussion was attended by officials from the MFA of Finland, as well as representatives from civil society and expert circles.

In his opening remarks, Mirzoyan presented the main priorities of Armenia's foreign policy and the efforts being made to strengthen the country’s independence, sovereignty and resilience, the MFA of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The FM touched also upon the opportunities provided by new, ambitious partnerships and prospects for cooperation with international organizations. Mirzoyan emphasized that despite existing challenges, the government of Armenia continues to implement democratic reforms and actively cooperates with like-minded partners in this regard.

The interlocutors showed particular interest in the dynamics of deepening the Armenia-EU partnership, discussions on developing a new agenda, as well as public sentiments regarding the existing prospects.

The roundtable discussion included an exchange of views on regional issues. In this connection, Ararat Mirzoyan touched upon the current security situation in the South Caucasus, and presented the latest developments in the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and stressed the clearly expressed political will by Armenia to achieve the signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.

“Armenia stands at a unique crossroads. To fully realize this potential, our government has proposed the Crossroads of Peace concept aimed at the effective unblocking of regional communications and ensuring sustainable economic development,” the FM noted.

Also, Ararat Mirzoyan answered questions of interest raised by the roundtable participants.