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YEREVAN, MAY 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty during their May 22 meeting in Yerevan expressed readiness to take practical steps for fully utilizing the potential in the economic, scientific and cultural areas.

Mirzoyan said at a joint press conference with Docherty that they attached importance to the existing partnership between Armenia and the UK and are hopeful that they will be able to intensify cooperation in areas of mutual interest through joint efforts.

“We attach importance to the launch of the strategic dialogue between Armenia and the United Kingdom. We hope for it to be reflected in our partnership in multilateral platforms as well,” Mirzoyan said.

Although trade has increased, FM Mirzoyan said he hopes the trade turnover will have increased a lot more when they meet again in the future.

“We both attached importance to the strengthening of the legal-contractual framework of relations between Armenia and the UK, namely in terms of signing a comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement. We believe that conducting mutual high-level visits will promote this direction,” he added.

The Armenian Foreign Minister added that during the meeting they also discussed the reforms agenda aimed at strengthening the democratic institutions and the rule of law, human rights, unwavering fight against corruption and ensuring effective governance.

“In this context we appreciate the UK’s continuous support to Armenia’s democratic reforms,” Mirzoyan said.