On October 20, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian received the delegation led by Pat Cox, the President of the European Movement which arrived in Yerevan to take part in the conference being held in Yerevan on October 20-21. The delegation includes Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, the Vice President of the European Movement and State Minister of Belgium and Diogo Pinto, the Secretary General of the European Movement. Welcoming the guests, the Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed satisfaction with the conference of the European eminent organization being held in Yerevan, mentioning that the holding of such an event in Armenia is an important impetus for the further strengthening of the cooperation between Armenia and the European Union. Pat Cox, the President of the European Movement expressed gratitude for the support provided by the Armenian authorities in the organization of the conference and underlined that the event is a good opportunity to analyze the processes being held in the EU and sum up the evident progress achieved so far in the relations between Armenia and the EU. In the meeting the sides exchanged views on the European rapprochement of Armenia, and on regional issues. Upon the request of the guests, Minister Nalbandian presented the recent developments in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

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