LITHUANIA - BRIDGE BETWEEN SOUTH CAUCASUS AND EUROPEAN STRUCTURES

PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian met with Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Gediminas Kirkilas, press service of the RA MFA reported. During the meeting the interlocutors highlighted the Armenia-Lithuania cooperation in the process of Eurointegration of the South Caucasian states. In this context pointing out to Armenia's progress, specifically in strengthening relations with NATO and participation in Wider Europe: New Neighbors EU initiative the parties accented the role of Lithuania as the bridge between the South Caucasus and these structures. Vardan Oskanian and Gediminas Kirkilas discussed a number of regional and international issues. The Armenian FM familiarized the Lithuanian Minister with the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. Noting that the conflict cannot be solved by force the parties expressed concern over the recent violations of the cease-fire regime at the contact line of the armed forces.