YEREVAN. – The Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, on Saturday met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, Lener Renauld.

First, Nalbandian welcomed the guest, expressed gratitude for his participation in the 31st meeting of the Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)—which is held on Saturday and Sunday in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan—, and stressed the unifying role of the OIF in linking peoples from different countries and cultures. The Armenian FM characterized the tour of the Haitian music band, which is presenting Haiti’s culture in Yerevan along the lines of the OIF Ministerial Conference, as symbolic.

Renauld, for his part, thanked for the high-level of organization of the OIF Ministerial Conference and the warm reception, and noted that he is glad to be in Armenia and discuss the ways for the establishment of bilateral cooperation.

At the ensuing talk, the two FMs explored the possibilities for the formation of a legal framework between Armenia and Haiti, and establishment of their collaboration within international organizations.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti also expressed his gratitude to Armenia and the Armenian rescue team, which had expressed readiness to lend a hand of support to Haitian people, who suffered as a result of the destructive and tragic earthquake in 2010.