Varuzhan Nersesyan, Ambassador Armenia to the United States, on Thursday held a phone conversation with US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks, informed the embassy of Armenia to the US.

The ambassador congratulated Congressman Meeks on his election as Chair of the Committee and wished successful and fruitful term in office.

The ambassador briefed about the post-war situation in the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict zone, followed by humanitarian crises, and discussed regional security and peace issues.

Chairman Meeks stressed the importance of US active engagement, within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship, for lasting and sustainable resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Interlocutors discussed the further deepening of the cooperation between legislative and executive branches of Armenia and the US.