On September 28, at the UN Headquarters, a meeting of Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, with Mark Lowcock, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator took place.

The counterparts discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral agenda, expressing readiness to take practical steps for efficiently using the existing great potential to develop relations and to discover new areas of cooperation. In this regard, the

Minister Mnatsakanyan noted that although Armenia has not recognized Kosovo, such meetings provide a good opportunity to learn each other's approaches and exchange views on different issues of mutual interest.

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan presented the recent internal political developments in Armenia as well as the reforms that the Government is carrying out based on the wide mandate given by the people. Referring to the Government’s development agenda and A

Ministers Mnatsakanyan and Lajčák exchanged views regarding the prospects of promoting relations and cooperation between Armenia and the European Union, based on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the international efforts in the fight against terrorism and the necessity to further expand and deepen them, touched upon, in this context, the contribution made by Armenia. The interlocutors exchanged views o

The Minister briefed the Assistant Secretary of State on the internal political developments in Armenia, the priorities of the Government programme, particularly in the areas of human rights protection and fight against corruption.

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, Min

The interlocutors acknowledged with satisfaction that the recent regular meetings at the high and highest levels between the two countries provide good opportunity for a further expansion of the Armenian-French privileged relations.

The interlocutors had a substantial discussion over the wide array of issues related to the bilateral agenda and cooperation in multilateral platforms, highlighting the importance of intensification of the political dialogue, as well as the expansion