Edward Nalbandian visit in Australia. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Austria had a meeting

On February 25 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian started his visit to Austria.

On the same day Edward Nalbandian had talks with Michael Spindelegger, Austrian Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for European and International Affairs.

Welcoming the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Austrian Foreign Minister mentioned that in the recent years the Armenian-Austrian bilateral relations have developed thanks to joint efforts and they were marked by the official visit of Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria.

Expressing gratitude to his Austrian counterpart for the invitation to visit Vienna, Edward Nalbandian noted with satisfaction with the numerous meetings recently at the Ministerial level, regular consultations between the MFAs of the two countries and expansion of legal framework.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Austria touched upon the implementation of the agreements reached during the official visit of the Austrian President to Yerevan, including the preparatory works of upcoming visit of the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to Austria.

Foreign Ministers Nalbandian and Michael Spindelegger had a thorough talk on the ways to enlarge bilateral cooperation in various spheres, to deepen cooperation in the European structures and international organizations, and to intensify inter-parliamentary ties. The sides exchanged views on regional and global issues as well.

In the evening Edward Nalbandian delivered a speech on the priorities Armenia’s foreign policy at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna which is one of Europe’s oldest institutions of international relations. Ambassadors and diplomats accredited to Vienna, officials of international organizations and foreign ministry, leading political scientists and media representatives attended the meeting. After the speech, Edward Nalbandian answered various questions of the attendees.