Eduard Sharmazanov and Latvian State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry discuss Karabakh peace process

On March 13, Vice President of the RA National Assembly Eduard
Sharmazaniv met with Andrejs Pildegovics, the State Secretary of the Foreign
Ministry of the Republic of Latvia, the parliament press office said.

The sides discussed a wide scope of issues on agenda
of the two countries. They highly assessed the current level of the regular
political dialogue and the second sitting of the Armenian-Latvian
Inter-Parliamentary Committee in Yerevan in the second half of the year.

The parties also discussed the further deepening of
Armenia-European Union relations, emphasizing the importance of the Eastern
Summit within the framework of the EU Presidency of Latvia  to be held on 21-22 May.

The RA NA Vice President and the State Secretary of
the Foreign Ministry of Latvia exchanged thoughts over a number of issues
regarding the regional and international security. The NA Vice President presented
the current phase of the NK peace process. 
During his official visit to the Republic of Latvia, Eduard Sharmazanov
visited the Saint Gregory Enlightener Church of Riga and met with the
representatives of the Armenian community in Riga.  The RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Baltic
countries Ara Ayvazyan, spiritual leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church in
the Baltic States, Father Khosrov Stepanyan attended the meeting.

The participants highlighted the role of Armenia-Diaspora-Artsakh
triple unity, the NA Vice President expressed his gratitude to the
representatives of the Armenian community for supporting the opening of the
exhibition dedicated to the Armenian Genocide Centennial in Riga. "Our
unity should be the pledge of our people's success," the NA Vice President
noted.