On September 7, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin.
The interlocutors touched upon the agenda of Armenia-EU relations based on common values, mutual development, democratic development, ensuring the rule of law, and promoted cooperation in the fields of political dialogue, trade and economic relations, education, transport, energy and environment.
Minister Mirzoyan and Ambassador Wiktorin especially emphasized the implementation of infrastructure projects in the south of Armenia.
Special emphasis was placed on the need for effective implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive Extended Partnership Agreement and full use of the cooperation opportunities provided by the latter. The parties also exchanged views on the implementation of the forthcoming Eastern Partnership summit.
Minister Mirzoyan drew his interlocutor’s attention to the provocations carried out by the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, which are a serious threat to the security and sustainable development of the region.
The parties referred to the humanitarian issues created in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) after the 44-day war. In this context, the urgency of the issue of unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians detained in Azerbaijan was stressed.
Minister Mirzoyan also stressed the resumption of the peace process within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs for a comprehensive and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
