YEREVAN. – Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian on Friday met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Munich, Germany.

Nalbandian stressed that having closer cooperation with Arab states has an important place on the foreign policy agenda of Armenia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Bin Abdullah, for his part, noted that Oman is interested in developing mutually beneficial cooperation with Armenia.

The interlocutors shared the view that maximum efforts should be taken to advance economic and trade cooperation.

They discussed the holding of regular consultations between the foreign ministries, and the promoting of cooperation within international organizations.

Also, Edward Nalbandian and Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah reflected on urgent international matters, and stressed the need for resolving key issues pacifically and by way of negotiations.