On October 19, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted in Yerevan Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, who was in Armenia on a working visit, the Press Office of the Armenian Prime Minister reported.

First, a private conversation between the Prime Ministers of the two countries took place. Then, the negotiations continued in an expanded format. The interlocutors discussed issues related to the development and expansion of relations in various fields. In particular, the parties emphasized the importance of deepening trade and economic cooperation, promoting business ties, and implementing joint investment programs. Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the role of Lithuania in promoting Armenia-EU cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Lithuania made statements summarizing the results of the negotiations for the media representatives.

Pashinyan said, "Lithuania is one of our reliable partners in the European Union, and we are grateful for the political support given to us by Lithuania in the EU-Armenia relations, for promoting access to our views and approaches in the European Union, and the taking decisions important to us. One such decision is the deployment of a Civilian Observation Mission along the state border of Armenia with Azerbaijan." 

Regarding the proposal of the Crossroads of Peace, the Armenian leader noted: "I presented to the Prime Minister of Lithuania our project and proposal of the Crossroads of Peace, which I also spoke about in the European Parliament, the key goal of which is the re-opening and activation of regional North-South and East-West communications, including through the territory of Armenia, which will connect the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean, the Black Sea to the Gulf, and this can not only be a long-term guarantee of the stability and development of our region, but also become an important hub of global economic cooperation. This can also activate EU-Armenia, Lithuania-Armenia economic ties."

About the recent situation in Karabakh, he emphasized, "I also presented to Prime Minister Šimonytė the situation in our region, first of all, the fact of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh and the fact that another 100 thousand Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh became refugees, as well as the steps taken by the Armenian government to meet their urgent needs. I thanked the Lithuanian government and the European Union for their quick response to this humanitarian situation and for providing financial support. We also note, of course, that the continuity of this humanitarian support is important."

Ingrida Šimonytė stated, "I express my sincere condolences to the families of those who died in the Nagorno-Karabakh wars, I express my condolences for the suffering of people who abandoned their homes. The Lithuanian government has provided financial, humanitarian, and material support to Armenia, although it will not ease the pain, I hope it will help meet some of their most urgent needs. During our meeting, the Prime Minister and I discussed the security situation in the region and the world, I reaffirmed my deep conviction that now more than ever, democracies must unite and stand shoulder to shoulder, defending our common values and the rules-based international world order. This is one of the reasons I am here today."

About EU-Armenia relations, the official said: "I reaffirmed my sincere desire to see an increased presence of the European Union in Armenia, I reaffirmed that Lithuania intends to support the deepening of EU-Armenia relations. The European Union remains Armenia's main partner in reform processes. Lithuania is ready to add its expert support to the implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, as well as to the overall reform process underway in Armenia."