In the framework of formal visit to Lithuania, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian attended Vilnius University to meet with rector Benediktas Juodka and discuss possibilities to establish ties between Yerevan and Vilnius Universities.

Giving a report on South Caucasus security, Minister Nalbandian presented the recent developments in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and underscored that distortion of provisions of the Moscow declaration by Azerbaijan hamper implementation of principles envisaged in the document.

During a meeting with representatives of the Armenian community of Lithuania, Minister Nalbandian briefed on the Armenian-Lithuanian relations, the process of reforms carried out in Armenia as well as on possibility to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations.

Touching on Armenia-Diaspora relations, he emphasized that Ministry of Diaspora Affairs was formed to strengthen contacts between the Republic of Armenia and Diaspora.