Armenian Foreign Minister presented the main priorities in the country’s 2012 foreign policy at news conference in Yerevan.

Boosting security, strengthening ties with strategic partners, Nagorno Karabakh issue and European integration were named as key priorities.

As Edward Nalbandian noted, Armenia plans to intensify ties with China, India, Japan and Latin American countries.

The Minister further expressed hope for development of Armenia-EU relations, specifically in the framework of Association Agreement, with visa regime facilitation and free trade zone formation talks to launch this year.