13:55, 21 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 21, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vahan Kostanyan held a meeting on June 20 with the delegation of European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) led by Chair Nathalie Loiseau.

Kostanyan commended the European Parliament’s principled position in issues of primary importance for Armenia and thanked the MEPs for their pro-Armenian activities, the foreign ministry said in a readout.

The Deputy Foreign Minister and the Members of the European Parliament discussed a broad circle of issues related to the Armenia-EU cooperation agenda. Kostanyan attached great importance to the deployment of the EU mission in Armenia (EUMA) and EU’s efforts aimed at stabilizing the security situation in the region.

In the context of the discussed issues, Deputy FM Kostanyan comprehensively presented the latest developments around the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process and addressing the guarantees of rights and security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh. At the request of the visiting delegation, he also touched upon the steps aimed at the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.