Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan held a meeting on Tuesday with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

“I welcomed the delegation’s visit to Armenia and highlighted the high level of relations between the two countries and the active political dialogue,” Secretary Grigoryan said in a statement on social media.

“We discussed a number of issues on the broad agenda of Armenia–Lithuania bilateral relations and outlined ways for further cooperation. We also addressed issues pertaining to the agenda of the Armenia–EU strategic partnership, as well as the ongoing dialogue on visa liberalization between Armenia and the EU, noting with satisfaction the first progress report on the implementation of the Visa Liberalization Action Plan (VLAP) conveyed to Armenia by the European Commission. The report highly assessed the clear political commitment of the Armenian authorities to carry out the necessary reforms aimed at visa liberalization with the EU,” he added.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys arrived in Armenia on an official visit on May 19.

He met with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan earlier in the day.