On January 23, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Parliaments of Nordic-Baltic Eight Regional Cooperation Format Countries in the National Assembly. The President of the Riigikogu of Estonia Lauri Hussar, the Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia Daiga Mieriņa, the Speaker of the Eduskunta of Finland Jussi Halla-Aho, the President of the Storting of Norway Masud Gharahkhani, the Deputy Speaker of the Folketing of Denmark Karsten Hønge, the Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania. Juozas Olekas, and the Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag of Sweden Kenneth Forslund were in the hosted delegation.
In the discussion held in extended format, where the RA NA deputies also participated, Alen Simonyan thanked the officials who arrived in Armenia, noting that the visit of such a high-ranking delegation is very important for the Republic of Armenia: “On behalf of the National Assembly and personally me, I deeply appreciate the commitment of all delegations to visit Armenia for supporting our young democracy. Armenia attaches great importance to its relations with each country in the format, both as bilateral partners and as members of the European Union or associated countries. Armenia continues remaining faithful to its commitment of democratic reforms, which are essential for sustainable development, good governance, the rule of law and progress in the field of human rights. We are grateful for your continuous support for reforms,” the RA NA President noted.
The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Parliaments of Nordic-Baltic Eight Regional Cooperation Format Countries in their turn thanked Alen Simonyan for warm reception and noted that they are impressed with Armenia. The latter expressed their unconditional support for the territorial integrity of Armenia and noted that they highly appreciate efforts of Armenia to establish lasting peace in the region. They also stressed the willingness of Armenia to support the European integration process, emphasizing that they are ready to make their contribution to that path.
The interlocutors also touched upon the inter-parliamentary cooperation, Armenia-EU relations, the reforms going on in Armenia and other issues of regional developments.
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