The Prime Minister of Lithuania paid a working visit to Armenia
On 18-20 October, the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė paid a working visit to Armenia.
The Prime Minister met with Armenia's President V. Khachaturyan, Prime Minister N. Pashinyan, participated in other meetings. During the meetings, regional and global security situation, humanitarian situation, opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Armenia, and relations between Armenia and the European Union (EU) were discussed.
“Now more than ever, democracies need to unite to defend common values and a rules-based world order. I sincerely hope and believe that diplomatic negotiations can indeed achieve normalisation and lasting peace in the South Caucasus. The road to peace is not easy, but it is the only way to achieve stability and prosperity in Armenia and in the entire region,“ said the Prime Minister. She also noted that Armenia was going through very difficult times. The Prime Minister expressed her sincere condolences for all the hardships and traumas suffered by the people who had to leave their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The visit extensively covered Armenia's efforts to strengthen democratic reforms and deepen relations with the EU. The Prime Minister underlined Lithuania’s readiness to continue expert support for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and other reforms in Armenia, especially in the areas of renewable energy, transport, environment, judiciary and others.
The Prime Minister of Lithuania also paid tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex, visited TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, held a meeting with the Head of the EU Mission in Armenia M. Ritter, at the headquarters in Yeghegnadzor.
This is the first-ever visit of the Prime Minister of Lithuania to Armenia.
