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In Yerevan for her first official visit to Armenia Federica Mogherini held talks with political leaders and representatives of civil society. She began her visit to the country with a meeting with Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.
During her visit she had a long and constructive exchange with President Serzh Sargsyan.
It is a pleasure for me to be here and to address the press again together with you, Edward [Minister Nalbandian]. We were together in Brussels in December last year to launch the negotiations on the new EU-Armenia Agreement and at that occasion we had the pleasure to address the press.