Within the World Economic Conference held in Jordan, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has held a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Highlighting the importance of Armenia’s relations with the UN, Armen Sarkisian noted that Armenia is actively involved in the work of the organization and its structures.

Armen Sarkissian expressed wish to enhance cooperation with the UNESCO and UNICEF and highlighted the contribution of Antonio Guterres to the activities of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation. The sides exchanged views on the prospects of cooperation.

The President highly appreciated the UN assistance to the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs as the only internationally mandated international structure.

The Armenian President and the UN Secretary General welcomed the meeting of the Armenian PM and Azerbaijani President in Vienna and noted that there is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.