On a working visit to Switzerland, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Minister Nalbandian hailed the developing relations between the two countries, which, he said,  further the continuous high-level dialogue.

Didier Burkhalter noted, in turn, that Switzerland attaches importance to the deepening of relations with friendly Armenia.

The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation. Reference was made to commercial-economic, cultural, inter-parliamentary ties and deepening of cooperation within te framework of international organizations.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Switzerland discussed urgent regional and international issues. They voiced hope that the Russian-American agreement on Syria truce would pave the way for th establishment of peace and stability in Syria.

Minister Nalbandian briefed his Swiss counterpart on the negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

At the end of the meeting Edward Nalbandian and Didier Burkhalter signed an agreement on visa facilitation between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation.