On May 7, political consultations between the Foreign Ministry of Armenia and  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain were held in Yerevan. Armenian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister Avet Adonts and the Spanish delegation was led by Fernando Valenzuela, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

During the consultations the interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues of the Armenian-Spanish bilateral political agenda, exchanged views on the prospects of further deepening of cooperation in trade-economic, scientific-educational and other spheres.

Touching upon the current stage of Armenia-EU cooperation and development perspectives, the Armenian side presented the process of implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed by the Government of Armenia and highlighted the importance of ratification of agreement by Spain.

The sides also discussed the launch of the EU visa liberalization dialogue, as well as the support of the EU member states.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest. The cooperation between the two friendly countries in multilateral formats was also highlighted.

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan also received the Spanish delegation, and presented the efforts aimed for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and recent developments around the negotiation process.

They also discussed the cooperation with Spain within the EU framework.