Nikol Pashinyan: Armenia ready for opening of regional communications  on basis of sovereignty, jurisdiction, reciprocity and equality

ArmInfo.Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Secretary-General of the League of 

Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

According to the government's press service, during the meeting 

Pashinyan touched upon the processes taking place in the South 

Caucasus region, discussions around the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace 

treaty, and humanitarian problems of forcibly displaced citizens from 

Nagorno-Karabakh.

Pashinyan presented in detail the government's "Crossroads of Peace" 

project. He noted that Armenia is ready for the opening  of regional 

transport communications on the bases of principles of sovereignty, 

jurisdiction, reciprocity and equality.

In turn, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States 

emphasized the importance of cooperation with the government of the 

Republic of Armenia on various international issues, including for 

the purpose of presenting positions and views. Ahmed Aboul Gheit  

noted the centuries-old close ties between the Armenian and Arab 

peoples, which is a good basis for the development of cooperation.

During the meeting, the interlocutors also exchanged views on the 

situation in the Middle East region, in particular in the Gaza Strip. 

The importance of taking consistent steps to establish peace and 

stability was emphasized.

According to the source, as part of his official visit to Egypt, 

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also visited St. Mark's Cathedral in 

Cairo, where he met with the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, 

the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark of All 

Africa and the Middle East Theodore (Tawadros) II .  The parties 

discussed issues of further strengthening ties between the two 

countries.