Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met his counterpart from Kosovo Skender Hyseni at the UN.

The Kosovo FM once again asked Armenia to recognize independence of Kosovo, RFE/RL Kosovo press service reported. Skender Hyseni noted that the International Court of Justice clearly spoke for independence of Kosovo and General Assembly adopted resolution that welcomed this decision.

Armenian Foreign Minister stated that Armenia welcomes consultative decision by the International Court of Justice and will continue further contacts and meetings with Kosovo.

Edward Nalbandian noted that this kind of meetings are beneficial for exchange of views -although Armenia has not recognized Kosovo- RA foreign office press service informed NEWS.am. According to the Armenian FM, the ICJ decision confirmed the fact that nations’ right to self-determination is one of the basic principles of international law and cannot be inferior to other principles.