YEREVAN, MARCH 5, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Tuesday had a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. The meeting took place within the framework of the Armenian Prime Minister's official visit to Egypt.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Egypt exchanged ideas on the bilateral agenda and prospects for expanding the political dialogue, the foreign ministry said.

According to the source, the parties  highlighted the role of regular high-level reciprocal visits in expanding the scope of Armenian-Egyptian interaction and further developing cooperation in mutual interest domains. Regional security issues were also discussed during the meeting.

It is noted that Minister Mirzoyan addressed  Armenia's continuous efforts to establish long-term peace and stability in the South Caucasus, presenting to his Egyptian counterpart the recent discussions in the process of regulating Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.

FM Mirzoyan stressed that Armenia's approaches to key issues are fair and legitimate, based on the need to respect well-known principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty, and jurisdiction. In the context of unblocking regional infrastructures, Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized Armenia's clearly expressed interest and political will to advance the process based on the principles of reciprocity and equality.