News - FM presents Armenia's Crossroads of Peace project to Qatar Shura Council speaker

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, on Monday met  with the speaker of Shura Council (Consultative Assembly) of Qatar, Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, within the framework of his official visit to Qatar, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. Both sides emphasized the importance of the developing political dialogue between Armenia and Qatar, which is given a significant boost by high-level mutual visits. "Our bilateral relations have a great potential for development, and parliamentary ties have their own role on that road," said the Armenian FM said. Mirzoyan added that bilateral friendship groups have already been formed in both parliaments. The FM of Armenia and the speaker of the Qatari Shura Council stressed that the relations between the two countries, as well as between Armenia and the countries of the Arab world more broadly, are based on the ties and mutual sympathy formed historically between the two peoples, and the development vision and prospects are based on economic on the aspirations of development and prosperity. FM Mirzoyan stated that the opening of the resident embassy of Armenia in Qatar in 2019 and of the resident embassy of Qatar in Armenia in 2023 is also evidence of this, as well as a commitment to undertake joint concrete efforts to develop both bilaterally and on the platform of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The interlocutors reflected also on the current challenges in the conditions of modern geopolitical developments. FM Mirzoyan noted the provision of humanitarian assistance by the Armenian government to the refugees displaced from Gaza as part of efforts aimed at alleviating the situation of the local civilian population. Referring to the efforts aimed at achieving lasting peace in the South Caucasus, FM Mirzoyan presented the steps being taken by Armenia to normalize relations with the neighbors, including the country's position on key issues in the draft peace treaty with Azerbaijan. The importance of ensuring greater clarity in the border delimitation process was emphasized, based on the 1991 Alma Ata Declaration. And talking about the topics of regional interdependence, Mirzoyan presented to his Qatari interlocutor Armenia’s Crossroads of Peace project as a pillar of sustainable development.