A trilateral meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia on April 14, with the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan, Minister Delegate for European Affairs at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Benjamin Haddad, and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Audra Plepytė.

The meeting focused on issues related to the Armenia–France and Armenia–Lithuania bilateral agendas, efforts to combat disinformation, as well as cooperation within the framework of the Armenia–EU strategic partnership, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a readout.

 The representatives of France and Lithuania reaffirmed their support for Armenia’s European aspirations.

A number of issues related to preparations for the upcoming European Political Community Summit in Yerevan were also discussed. The French and Lithuanian counterparts reaffirmed their willingness to support Armenia in organizing the summit in the best possible way.

In the context of regional developments, Deputy Minister Kostanyan presented the positive developments taking place in the South Caucasus as a result of the Washington agreements, referring to the Armenia–Turkey and Armenia–Azerbaijan settlement processes.

During the meeting, views were also exchanged on a number of issues on the international agenda.