On September 28, Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, who is participating in the work of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, met with his Mongolian counterpart Damdin Tsogtbaatar.

The interlocutors discussed a number of issues related to the development of bilateral relations. Presenting the achievements of Armenia in the field of innovation and IT, which is considered to be a driving force for Armenia‘s development, Minister Mnatsakanyan highlighted the importance of cooperation and implementation of joint programmes in these directions.

Special attention was paid to the ways of developing trade and economic relations.
At the end of the meeting Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Damdin Tsogtbaatar signed the Agreement  between the Republic of Armenia and Mongolia on the Abolition of Visa Requirement for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports.

The sides expressed confidence that the Agreement paves the way for liberalization of the visa regime, which will serve as a good impetus for intensification of people to people contacts.