On November 26, Vilnius hosted a ceremonial opening of the Armenian Embassy in Lithuania.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, his Lithuanian counterpart Audronius Azubalis, parliamentarians and representatives of the Armenian community attended the event.

As Nalbandian stated during the ceremony, Lithuania became the fist Baltic state to open Armenian Embassy, which testifies to intention of the two countries to further bilateral ties.

Azubalis, in turn, noted the opening of the Embassy to signal a new stage in Yerevan-Vilnius relations.

The opening was followed by a meeting with Armenia-Lithuania cooperation in the framework of international organizations on discussion agenda.

Also, Armenian Foreign Minister briefed his Lithuanian counterpart on recent developments in Karabakh issue as well as OSCE Mink Group co-chairs proposals for settlement to be discussed during their regional visit next week, Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reported.