Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia presented foreign policy priorities  of new government

ArmInfo.The Armenian Cabinet presented the foreign policy priorities of the new government.

According to the new government program for 2017-2022 submitted for 

approval to the parliament, the executive body of Armenia will 

continue its policy of further strengthening of the external security 

of the republic, providing the necessary favorable external 

conditions for development, engaging in international and regional 

processes, strengthening and developing relations with friendly 

countries and partner countries, and practical involvement in the 

activities of international organizations. The foreign policy course 

will focus on the following steps: the settlement of the 

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means, on the fundamental norms 

and principles of international law and on the basis of the right of 

peoples to self-determination, strengthening the military-political 

component of external security; international recognition and 

condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the prevention of 

new crimes against humanity.

At the same time, it is noted that in bilateral relations, in 

particular, activities will be directed: "To further deepen and 

expand strategic relations, as well as allied interaction with 

Russia; Strengthening friendly partnership with the United States; 

Further development and strengthening of bilateral relations with 

European states, deepening good-neighborly and mutually beneficial 

relations with neighboring Georgia and Iran; Realization of real 

steps to strengthen cooperation with the CIS countries; Development 

of relations and cooperation with India and China; Continuation of 

interaction with traditional partners in the Middle East; Development 

of cooperation with the countries of the American continent; 

Development of relations and cooperation with the countries of Asia, 

Africa and the states of Oceania; Development of the Armenian-Turkish 

relations without preconditions ".

At the same time, it is noted that active participation in 

cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union will 

continue in multilateral relations; Continuous deepening of 

cooperation within the CSTO framework; Expansion of partnership with 

the European Union; Active participation in cooperation within the 

CIS; More active involvement in the work of the UN, OSCE, the Council 

of Europe and other international organizations; The deepening of 

Armenia's involvement in the activities of the International 

Organization of the Francophonie and the proper organization of the 

OIF summit in Yerevan in 2018; Continuation of the political dialogue 

with NATO and further implementation of the Individual Partnership 

Program (IPAP); Active development of cooperation with international 

and regional economic and financial structures; Assistance to the 

development of parliamentary diplomacy. The importance of protecting 

the rights and interests of Armenian citizens in foreign states is 

also noted; Rendering assistance to compatriots who found themselves 

in emergency situations, including Syrian Armenians; Protection of 

the Armenian cultural heritage abroad.