Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and the UK Ambassador to Yerevan John Gallagher on Wednesday, October 20 discussed regional security and stability, with the former stressing the importance of a lasting and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.

The Armenian foreign policy chief also stressed the need for the unimpeded access of the international organizations of the implementation of humanitarian missions in Artsakh.

Mirzoyan thanked Gallagher for United Kingdom's continued support to the democratic reforms in Armenia, the strengthening the rule of law, as well as the fight against corruption. The two exchanged views on the issues of Armenian-British bilateral agenda, emphasizing the areas of trade, science, high technologies and tourism as prospective directions of cooperation.

The sides also discussed the 26th Summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in November of this year, in Glasgow, Great Britain, as well as issues related to the participation of the Armenian side. In this context, both sides emphasized the combination and consolidation of efforts of states to combat climate change.