ArmInfo. The Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Armenia John Kyorr.
Greeting the Ambassador, the NA Vice Speaker noted that the Armenian-Canadian relations are developing steadily, both countries have strong traditions of friendship and cooperation. Hovhannisyan, in his turn, stressed the importance of developing interparliamentary relations, active interaction of friendship groups.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Armenia expressed his readiness to promote an even more deepening of the Armenian-Canadian parliamentary relations and the revival of mutual visits. According to Kyorr, the year is special - the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Canada is celebrated.
The meeting discussed the holding of the Francophonie Summit in Armenia in 2018. The importance of cooperation in the field of combating corruption, new information technologies, etc. was underscored.