May 13, 2009 - 17:13 AMT
Hungarian President invites Serzh Sargsyan to Budapest
During his visit to Madrid, Armenian FM Edqard Nalbandyan met with his Swiss colleague Michelin Kalmi Rey. The two diplomats discssed bilateral and regional issues. They also touched upon Armenian-Turkish ties normalization process.

During the meeting with Teresa Ribeiro, Portuguese State Secretary on European Affairs, the parties touched upon issues concernign further extension of Armenian-Portuguese ties. Armenian and Portuguese FMs stressed the importance of broadening contractual-legal cooperation, including cooperation among international organizations.

Armenian FM also met with his Hungarian colleague Peter Balash. The parties throughly discussed bilateral relations development issues and Karabakh settlement process. During the meeting, Mr. Balash confirmed Hungarian President Laszlo Shayom's invitation for RA President's arrival in Budapest, RA Foreign Ministry Press Service reports.