On November 24, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, who is in Brussels as part of the delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Armenia, had a meeting with Alfonso Dastis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.

At the meeting, Foreign Ministers touched upon the issues of the agenda of Armenian-Spanish relations, highlighted the necessity of further deepening the collaboration in both bilateral and multilateral formats, emphasizing that joint efforts can give a new impetus to it. In this regard, Edward Nalbandian and Alfonso Dastis highlighted the importance of holding regular political consultations and expanding the legal framework.

The interlocutors touched upon a number of urgent regional and international issues.

Edward Nalbandian presented the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries for an exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Minister Alfonso Dastis briefed on the latest developments regarding the situation around Catalonia and steps aimed at finding solution.

The interlocutors also exchanged views on Armenia-EU relations, the Eastern Partnership summit, as well as the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.