Armenian FM meets with French, Dutch counterparts 

ArmInfo.Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with his French counterpart 

Catherine Colonna on the sidelines the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 

As a follow-up to the previous discussions and the September 21 

emergency session of the UN Security Council, the sides discussed the 

situation in the wake of Azerbaijan's aggression against the people 

of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The sides touched upon the general security situation in the South 

Caucasus, as well as issues of cooperation within international 

organizations and under Armenia-EU partnership programs.

On September 22, Mr Mirzoyan had meeting with the newly appointed 

Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Ms Hanke Bruins Slot.

Minister Mirzoyan congratulated Hanke Bruins Slot on her appointment 

and expressed confidence that joints efforts will enable further 

active political dialogue and expansion of cooperation in various 

fields. 

The sides discussed regional security issues, particularly the 

situation in the wake of Azerbaijan's large- scale military attack on 

Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 19. Mr Mirzoyan stressed that in 

violation of international law Azerbaijan's aim is the ethnic 

cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is home to approximately 120,000 

people.

Mr Mirzoyan emphasized that civilized Europe must not tolerate 

another potential mass crime witnessed by the international 

community. He reaffirmed the significance of containing Azerbaijan's 

ambitions to resolve issues by force and of ensuring the 

Nagorno-Karabakh population's rights and security.