The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Juraj Blanar, in Malta—on the sidelines of the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

The interlocutors discussed the possibilities of bilateral cooperation between Armenia and Slovakia, and emphasized the willingness to give new impetus to cooperation in various domains through high-level mutual visits, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Mirzoyan and Blanar exchanged views on the EU enlargement processes, too. The active dynamics of discussions on the formation of a new agenda for the Armenia-EU Partnership were noted with satisfaction, and their main components, including dialogue on political and security matters, were touched upon.

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Slovakia discussed regional issues a well. Mirzoyan presented in detail the work towards normalization of Armenia’s relations with its neighbors and establishment of stable peace in the South Caucasus. Reflecting on the progress made in the delimitation of the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Armenian FM stressed the importance of signing the peace treaty between the two countries in the shortest possible timeframe.

And as an important guarantee for the effective implementation of the peace agenda, the task of unblocking of regional communications and the Crossroads of Peace concept developed by the Armenian government were touched upon.