On January 29, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, who is in Armenia as part of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi's delegation.

Ararat Mirzoyan highlighted the first official visit of the Egyptian leader to Armenia in the history of bilateral relations. It was noted on both sides that high-level mutual visits give a new charge to the development of Armenian-Egyptian cooperation.

The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Egypt exchanged ideas on the prospects of further deepening the existing cooperation in the fields of trade and economy, high technologies, and tourism. The parties also emphasized the expansion of the bilateral legal contract field. Reference was made to strengthening cooperation between the two countries on multilateral platforms.

The interlocutors discussed issues of international and regional security and stability.

Reference was made to the process of regulating Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.

Ararat Mirzoyan presented the daily worsening humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh because of Azerbaijan's blocking of the Lachin Corridor, stressing that Azerbaijan is grossly violating the 2020 provisions of the tripartite declaration of November 9 and international humanitarian law. The Armenian side stressed that Azerbaijan aims to subject the Artsakh Armenians to ethnic cleansing.

Armenian FM also emphasized the need for practical and immediate steps to be taken by the international community regarding the unblocking of the Lachin Corridor and the restoration of safe and unhindered communication between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.

Ararat Mirzoyan also presented to his partner the latest developments in the Armenian-Turkey relations normalization process.