YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARTSAKHPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on March 8 in Cairo, Egypt.
The discussion revolved around the Armenia-Jordan bilateral agenda and prospects of developing the mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas, the foreign ministry said in a read-out.
FM Mirzoyan and FM Safadi discussed issues related to expanding political dialogue, highlighting high-level mutual visits and active partnership in international platforms.
Regional and international security issues were also discussed.
FM Mirzoyan presented Armenia’s efforts aimed at the settlement of relations with Azerbaijan and establishing peace and stability in the region. FM Mirzoyan and FM Safadi stressed the necessity for resolving conflicts exclusively through negotiations and dialogue.
In context of the security situation in South Caucasus and the existing challenges, the Armenian FM described Azerbaijan’s manipulations of the religious factor as well as its groundless attempts to disrupt the traditional warm relations between Armenia, the Armenian people and the Arab world to be “inadmissible”.
Speaking about the blockade of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, FM Mirzoyan emphasized the imperative of resolving the humanitarian situation in Nagorno Karabakh resulting from the blockade and reopening the corridor in compliance with the terms of the 9 November 2020 statement.
