Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan and Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office, met in Yerevan today and discussed steps to promote multi-sector cooperation, including trade and economic collaboration.

Hovhannisyan, according to his office, described ongoing talks to normalize Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and the need to ensure the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Hovhannisyan stressed the importance of reopening the Lachin Corridor.

Linder (photo-right) visited Baku on July 11 and discussed strengthening bilateral ties with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.