Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed two important Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with India. This comes during his visit to India. Both countries - India and Armenia - signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to strengthen cooperation. 

The first agreement was inked between India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Armenia's Centre of Drug and Medical Technology Expertise (CDMTE), focusing on regulating medical products. The second MoU was signed between the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and Armenia's Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enhance diplomatic training and cooperation. Additionally, the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday. 

During their meeting, they discussed various regional and global issues of common interest. The leaders discussed the entire spectrum of expanding India- Armenia bilateral cooperation. "The two ministers held productive discussions where they reviewed the whole range of growing India- Armenia bilateral cooperation, including in the areas of political exchanges, trade, economic, connectivity, education, culture, and people-to-people contacts. They agreed to explore cooperation in digital technologies and pharmaceuticals. The discussions also focused on multilateral cooperation at the UN and other fora. The Ministers also exchanged views on regional and global matters of shared interest," the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Minister Mirzoyan, in his opening speech at the meeting, expressed his gratitude to Jaishankar for the invitation and the warm hospitality extended to him in India. He said, "It's always a great pleasure to have the opportunity to exchange views on our bilateral agenda and regional and global processes with you. Let me congratulate you on your cricket team's recent victory in the ICC... it's an important and quite symbolic event."

Speaking on the history of relations between Armenia and India, Minister Mirzoyan stated, "I'm sure you will agree that centuries-old ties between our peoples traditionally mark our relations." Expressing gratitude to EAM for his "personal efforts and contributions" to fortifying the connection, he noted that the relationships "have significantly levelled up" in recent years and expressed hope about the rise in bilateral encounters as well as international engagements.

In his opening statement, Jaishankar acknowledged that a large number of Indian students are studying in Armenia and expressed his gratitude to Mirzoyan for taking care of them. "We have a very good exchange of people, so our agenda really is to take each one of these dimensions forward, and I look forward to discussing how best we can do that", the EAM said. He also outlined several global initiatives in which Armenia and India collaborate. "I want to mention that we had received the parliamentary delegation led by the chairman of the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, in December last year," said EAM.

He also mentioned that Armenia is a member of the International Solar Alliance, takes part in the Voice of the Global South, and collaborates with India at the United Nations. "Pleased to welcome FM @AraratMirzoyan of Armenia this evening in Delhi. Productive discussions on advancing trade, investment, education, connectivity, mobility & culture. Also, shared perspectives on the recent global and regional developments," said Jaishankar in a post on X. 

During his visit, Ararat Mirzoyan delivered a lecture at the Indian Council of World Affairs on "Armenia- India in a Changing World: Strengthening Ties, Securing Futures Relations in the Changing World" and interacted with scholars and researchers. In a press release, the MEA stated, "India and Armenia share warm and cordial historical ties. Regular interactions and exchange of visits at various levels between the two countries have contributed to the strong and multifaceted mutually beneficial partnership.