Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Ignazio Cassis, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Head of the Swiss Confederation’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

According to the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office, Pashinyan stressed the importance of consistently developing Armenia–Switzerland relations and highlighted the organisation of reciprocal high-level visits in this context. Discussing regional developments, he said signing and ratifying a peace agreement with Azerbaijan was an absolute priority for the Armenian government.

Cassis said Switzerland also attached importance to developing political, economic and humanitarian ties. He welcomed and emphasised the importance of establishing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, expressing hope that the peace agreement would be signed as soon as possible.

The meeting also included an exchange of views on issues of mutual interest.