On the margins of the 43rd session of La Francophonie Ministerial Conference, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Bulgaria Nikolay Milkov.

Ararat Mirzoyan and Nikolay Milkov highly appreciated the level of Armenian-Bulgarian relations based on historical relations and common values ​​and expressed readiness to further develop bilateral multi-sectoral cooperation.  In this regard, the regular conduction of high-level official mutual visits was highlighted.

The Foreign Ministers also stressed the importance of expanding  the cooperation within the framework of international organisations, including the further deepening of the effective cooperation between the two countries established within the framework of the International Organization of La Francophonie.

In the course of the meeting regional security and stability issues were also discussed. Ararat Mirzoyan briefed the interlocutor on the situation in the South Caucasus, the consequences of the recent Azerbaijani aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia.