Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on Wednesday held phone talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry during which the parties discussed issues on the bilateral agenda.

The two countries’ foreign ministers attached importance to the role of intensification of the political dialogue, high-ranking reciprocal visits and regular consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the context of the development of bilateral ties.

The interlocutors said they were satisfied with the effective bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reaffirmed Armenia’s support to Egypt for the talks over the Eurasian Economic Union-Egypt Free Trade Agreement.