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We discussed a wide range of issues related to Armenian-Swiss cooperation and touched upon regional problems, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told a press conference following a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, President of the Swiss Confederation, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. 

The Armenian leader noted that Armenia and Switzerland have substantial relations and parliamentary and diplomatic contacts between the two countries are active.

“Switzerland has implemented programs of major importance to Armenia. We positively assessed the current level of trade cooperation between Armenia and Switzerland. Switzerland is Armenia’s fourth biggest trade partner,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

The Armenian President said that during the meeting they also discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “Constant violations of the ceasefire regime hinder the negotiation process,” he said.

Speaking about the Armenian-Turkish normalization, the President said that Turkey refused to ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols and Turkey’s illegal blockade of Armenia should be at the focus of attention of all international organizations.

Didier Burkhalter said for his part that Armenia and Switzerland have friendly bilateral relations and Switzerland aims to expand trade and economic ties with Armenia. He also said that his country is thankful to Armenia for its support to Switzerland within the OSCE. “The OSCE should be unbiased and we will also be unbiased within the OSCE,” he noted. 

The Swiss President stressed that Switzerland supports the OSCE Minsk Group efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.