Armenia, Spain discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation on  issues of mutual interest

ArmInfo.  In Madrid, on the sidelines of the 5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Diplomacy, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan met with Diego  Martinez Bellio, Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs at  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of  Spain.

The interlocutors highly commended the cooperation between Armenia  and Spain on multilateral platforms and within international  organizations, and discussed opportunities to deepen collaboration on  matters of mutual interest. The parties also exchanged views on the  processes being implemented under the UN-80 initiative.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  regional security issues were also addressed during the meeting.  Robert Abisoghomonyan presented the latest developments in the South  Caucasus, including the initialing of the interstate agreement on the  TRIPP program, emphasizing the importance of further  institutionalizing the achieved peace.  The Armenian Deputy Foreign  Minister also touched upon the preparations for the 17th Conference  of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17),  which will be hosted in Yerevan later this year.

Furthermore, the interlocutors discussed a range of issues on the  bilateral agenda, as well as the strategic framework of Armenia-EU  relations, underlining the importance of its consistent advancement.