On February 17, the RA Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian, who is in Russia on a working visit, met with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The interlocutors stressed the high level of allied cooperation between Armenia and Russia within the framework of both bilateral and international organizations. It was highlighted the holding of sectoral consultations between the political departments of the two countries, the maintenance of intensive dialogue at different levels.
The two foreign ministers spoke in detail about regional security and stability. They exchanged views on the implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statements of November 9 and January 11.
In the context of the urgent humanitarian issues, Minister Aivazian stressed the importance of repatriation of prisoners of war and hostages, noting that the artificial delay of the issue by Azerbaijan poses serious obstacles to the implementation of trilateral statements.
The Minister Aivazian praised the efforts of the Russian side to improve the humanitarian situation in Artsakh. Issues related to the resumption of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process were also on the agenda of the meeting. Both sides stressed the need to address key settlement issues within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
