ArmInfo.A joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of Armenia and the Council of Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs was held in Moscow.
As the press service of the Armenian parliament told ArmInfo, during the meeting the sides noted that in 2017 it was 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Armenia. At the same time, the parties highly appreciated the existing mechanism of interparliamentary cooperation within the framework of the bilateral Russian-Armenian political dialogue.
The sides expressed their satisfaction with the progressive development and strengthening of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two states, underscored the closeness or convergence of positions on the international agenda, in particular those relating to the construction of a world order based on the strengthening of multipolarity, international institutions and observance of universally recognized principles and norms of international law.
Issues related to regional security were discussed at the meeting, support was expressed for joint efforts within the CSTO framework to ensure a stable and peaceful development of the South Caucasus. The sides confirmed the desire to continue to seek a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict on the basis of the principles contained in the joint statements of the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries.
At the same time, the sides stressed the need to continue the course on strengthening cooperation both internationally and regionally to counter extremism and illegal migration, combating terrorism and illicit trafficking in drugs and other illicit drugs.
"Having discussed the prospects for economic cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union and the integration dynamics, the sides noted the successes in the field of trade and economic cooperation and stressed the importance of deepening and developing mutual economic integration in order to achieve the goals and tasks of the EAEC as a modern, efficient and competitive association that fosters the strengthening of integration cooperation and the additional growth of the economies of its member countries. The parties confirmed their readiness to continue the work aimed at facilitating the movement of money, goods, labor and services in order to create a favorable investment climate and establish inter- regional cooperation, "the press service of the National Assembly of Armenia said. At the same time, the report says that after discussing the state of interparliamentary cooperation at international parliamentary platforms: the IPA CIS, the CSTO PA, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and others, the sides noted the positive dynamics of interaction between the two countries, which allowed developing new approaches in the sphere of interparliamentary cooperation within the framework of bilateral relations , expressed their readiness to coordinate their actions within the framework of international parliamentary organizations. The parties paid special attention to parliamentary diplomacy as an integral element of the country's foreign policy activities.-v-
"The parties consider that joint meetings give an additional impetus to the development and harmonization of national legislations, as well as to the improvement of law enforcement practice. The parties confirmed readiness and interest to actively cooperate within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the Inter- Parliamentary Union in the city of St. Petersburg on October 14-18, 2017. The parties agreed to hold the next joint meeting in the city of Yerevan in the first half of 2018, service of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.