Meeting with Ararat Mirzoyan

On January 18, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Javier Colomina Píriz, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, the Press Office of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

During the meeting, issues concerning security and stability in the South Caucasus were discussed. Minister Mirzoyan briefed his interlocutor on the dire humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor.

The sides also touched upon Armenia-NATO cooperation.

Meeting with Nikol Pashinyan

On the same day, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Javier Colomina, the Press Office of the Armenian Prime Minister reported. 

The parties discussed issues related to Armenia-NATO cooperation and the processes taking place in the South Caucasus.

"The Prime Minister referred to the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh caused by Azerbaijan's blocking of the Lachin Corridor. Nikol Pashinyan stressed that with its provocative step, Azerbaijan once again violates the trilateral declaration of November 9, 2020, and emphasized the importance of the international community's attention and appropriate response to what is happening," the report added.

The NATO Secretary General's special representative expressed concern about the situation caused by blocking the Lachin Corridor and emphasized the importance of ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the corridor. Javier Colomina added that NATO is interested in ensuring stability and peace in the region and expresses support for the efforts made by international partners in this direction.