Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on the margins of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Armenian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

Mnatsakanyan attached great importance to global and regional cooperation in reducing the risk of natural disasters and overcoming their consequences.

The Minister highly appreciated the cooperation established between the responsible ministries of Armenia and the Regional Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs aimed at improving and planning initiatives to prepare for natural disasters.

The sides also outlined ways to expand joint programs.