Monday, December 17 2018 15:25

ArmInfo. On December 14,  Armenian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan met with  Speaker of the Czech parliament (lower house) Radek Vondrachek, the  press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia reports.

According  to the source, during the meeting the interlocutors discussed a wide  range of issues relating to the deepening and expansion of  Armenian-Czech relations. The parties noted with satisfaction the  high level of bilateral inter- parliamentary relations, stressing the  importance of further developing relations, including mutual visits  at a high level. Seyranyan particularly stressed the role of  friendship groups within the framework of the Inter-Parliamentary  Union, expressing confidence that in the near future the new National  Assembly of Armenia will create an active friendship group with the  Czech Republic.

The Ambassador presented the Speaker with democratic reforms in  Armenia, and also touched upon the current level of settlement of the  Karabakh issue. In turn, Radek Vondrachek confirmed the position of  the Czech Republic on an exclusively peaceful settlement of the  Karabakh issue through negotiations, and wished success to the  positive processes taking place in Armenia. He especially emphasized  the high level of Czech-Armenian inter-parliamentary relations,  including at international sites. During the conversation, the  parties stressed the need to use great potential in bilateral  economic relations.

The parties stressed the importance of the duration of the  cooperation programs between Armenia and the European Union. The  Ambassador expressed the hope that the Lower House of the Czech  Parliament will soon ratify the Comprehensive and Expanded  Partnership Agreement signed between the Republic of Armenia and the  European Union, noting that the Senate of the Czech Parliament has  ratified it in May this year. In response to this remark, the Speaker  of the Lower House of Parliament stated that the reason why the  representatives of the lower house have not yet ratified the document  is purely technical and expressed confidence that the issue will be  settled soon.