YEREVAN. – Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, Garen Nazarian, on Tuesday received European Parliament member (MEP) Frank Engel.

They reflected on Armenia’s partnership relations with the European Union (EU), the negotiation process around a new Armenia-EU framework agreement, the ongoing sectoral discourse, and several other matters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

At the request of the MEP, the deputy FM of Armenia presented the current level and the prospects for development of Armenia-EU relations.

In the context of the ongoing efforts—by Armenia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk Group—towards eliminating the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in April 2016 as well as advancing the peace process, the interlocutors underscored the need to raise respective awareness at the European Parliament and within European public opinion.

Also, Nazarian and Engel exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments.