Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Tbilisi on a working visit, met with Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, the Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

The sides noted with satisfaction that this year is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Georgia, and discussed in detail issues related to the wide agenda of Armenian-Georgian friendly interaction, expressing readiness to make efforts for consistent development of cooperation at bilateral and multilateral levels, strengthening political dialogue between Armenia and Georgia.

The Ministers touched upon the intensification of economic relations, the opportunities for increasing trade turnover between the two countries and the prospects for cooperation in the sphere of transport communications.

A range of issues related to regional and international security were discussed.

Ararat Mirzoyan touched upon the invasion of Azerbaijani armed forces units in the village of Parukh in Nagorno-Karabakh, the consistent psychological pressure on the peaceful population of Artsakh and the actions aimed at creating a humanitarian crisis. The necessity of returning the Azerbaijani units to their initial positions as of 23 March and full compliance with the ceasefire adopted by the trilateral statement of 9 November 2020 was highlighted.

Ararat Mirzoyan also presented the Armenian side's position on starting negotiations on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, highlighting in this context the mediating role of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. The sides attached importance to the efforts undertaken toward the de-escalation of the situation and the establishment of stability in the region.

The Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs presented his counterpart the normalization process without preconditions between Armenia and Turkey.