On November 20, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, who was in Latvia with an official visit, was received by Valdis Zatlers, the President of the Republic of Latvia.
In his welcoming remarks President Zatlers stressed that Latvia is interested in further deepening and strengthening relations with friendly Armenia.

Talking about the meeting with Serzh Sargsyan held in New-York on September, Valdis Zatlers informed that he is willing to visit Armenia next year.
Edward Nalbandian congratulated Valdis Zatlers on the occasion of 90th anniversary of the Republic of Latvia and stressed that the existing high-level of political dialogue and contractual-legal field between two countries create a solid base for larger cooperation.
The Armenian Foreign Minister presented the current pace of the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) conflict regulation and the opportunities of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
In the course of the meeting the two touched upon the Armenian-European Union relations. Taking into consideration the experience of Latvia in the area of European integration, President Zatlers expressed the readiness of his country to give Armenia a comprehensive support in that direction.
During the visit to Riga the Armenian Foreign Minister gave an extensive interview to “Free Latvia” daily newspaper.
On the same day Edward Nalbandian visited the Armenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Riga, where he met with the members of the Church Council.

Concluding his official visit to Latvia the Minister left for Estonia.