Sweden is ready to support mediation efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Axar.az reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Ann Linde said this during her meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov within the framework of the high-level week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

During the meeting, a wide range of views were exchanged between Azerbaijan and Sweden on bilateral and multilateral platforms, as well as regional issues.

The minister said that there are ample opportunities for the further development of relations between the two countries, and Sweden's activities during the OSCE chairmanship were positively assessed. J. Bayramov informed the other party in detail about the current situation in the region, recent provocations of Armenia and the threat of landmines.

The Swedish minister expressed his concerns about the current tension and said that it is important to continue the normalization process.