Currently in Japan on a formal visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, Mr. Takahiro Yokomichi.

"Armenia attaches importance to development of multilateral relations with Japan," Minister Nalbandian said. "An Armenian-Japanese friendship group has been already formed in the Armenian parliament and we are hopeful that a similar group will be formed in Japan's parliament as well."

Mr. Yokomichi, for his part, welcomed Yerevan's efforts for normalization of relations with Turkey and voiced hope that Armenian-Turkish reconciliation will help resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, RA MFA press office reported.