Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, at a joint press conference today in Yerevan following his meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok, thanked Slovakia and the Slovak people for the support provided to Armenia during the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 Artsakh war.

Mirzoyan, according to a statement released by his office, said he and his Slovak counterpart stressed the need to strengthen relations between the two countries.

“We spoke about the need to resolve all existing issues through peaceful negotiations. We highlighted the need for continuation of the peace process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship,” the statement cites Mirzoyan saying at the press conference.