On June 11, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Estonia Urmas Paet who is in Yerevan on an official visit.
 
Welcoming the Estonian Foreign Minister and his delegation Minister Nalbandian expressed satisfaction with the dynamically developing bilateral relations and stressed that Armenia is interested in the deepening and strengthening of mutually beneficial relations with Estonia.

Urmas Paet, in his turn, highly appreciated the friendly relationship established between the two countries and mentioned that Estonia is intended to take essential steps towards the  development of comprehensive partnership with Armenia in different areas.

In the course of the negotiations the Ministers  attached importance to the effective   cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries, as well as agreed to hold the next political consultations in Yerevan this autumn. Minister Nalbandian thanked for the support of Estonia in the process of creation of Armenian Diplomatic school.

Touching upon the steps undertaken towards the promotion of economic relations Ministers Nalbandian and Paet stressed with satisfaction that the Armenian-Estonian business forum to be opened today in Yerevan will create new opportunities for partnership between the Armenian and Estonian businessmen.

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Estonia had a discussion on the possibilities of mutual facilitation of visa regime, issues concerning the improvement of legal field.

The two had detailed discussions on the process of cooperation of Armenia with the European Union and the steps taken in that direction as well as issues concerning the EU Eastern Partnership program.

During the meeting they also touched upon several international and regional issues.

The meeting was followed by a joint press conference of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet.

To listen to the entire press conference in Armenian, click here.