Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki in Geneva.

The sides touched on a number of issues in bilateral relations and steps for their activation. The importance of the historical presence of the Armenian community in holy places and its contribution to all spheres of the political life of Palestine has bee highlighted.

The Palestinian FM presented the current situation around the Middle East peace process, as we;; as recent developments and positions of the Palestinian side. Minister Mnatsakanyan, in its turn, presented Armenia’s position on the Middle East peace process, including the status of Jerusalem.

Ministers also addressed other regional and international issues. The Armenian FM presented t the principled position and approaches of Armenia in the process of the Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement.