Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, who is in Germany as part of the delegation led by the Prime Minister to attend the Munich Security Conference, had a meeting with Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit today, as reported the news service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The interlocutors positively assessed the effective cooperation established between Armenia and the League of Arab States and exchanged views on the prospects for further strengthening of the cooperation. Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan emphasized that Armenia attaches great importance to the expansion and deepening of Armenian-Arab ties and reaffirmed Armenia’s willingness to take active steps to promote mutually beneficial cooperation with the countries of the League of Arab States.

The Armenian foreign minister and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States touched upon several pressing global and regional issues, including the developments unfolding in the Middle East and the humanitarian situation in Syria. In this context, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated that Armenia is always focused on the humanitarian situation in Syria and the challenges facing the Syrian-Armenian community and underscored the Armenian side’s willingness to continue to make contributions to the humanitarian mission on the spot.