The issues of cooperation were discussed by the Speaker of the  Armenian Parliament and the Head of the EU Delegation to the RA

ArmInfo. On January 23, Ararat. Mirzoyan, Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, received the head of the EU delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Piotr  Switalski. The Head of the Parliament thanked the ambassador for his  significant role in expanding Armenia-EU cooperation, expressing his  readiness to develop and deepen relations.

Mirzoyan assured that the newly elected National Assembly will show decisiveness in  implementing and achieving success in the initiatives and programs  that have been launched. Referring to the Comprehensive and Enhanced  Partnership Agreement of the Republic of Armenia- The EU, the NA  President noted that this is an important condition for promoting  reforms in Armenia and partnership with the EU based on a common  value system. The head of parliament in this matter hopes for the  assistance of the ambassador.

The head of the legislative power noted that the Armenian side  attaches importance to the beginning of the dialogue on the  simplification of the EU visa regime for the citizens of Armenia. "I  believe that this will also be a serious achievement and will bring  relations to a new level of development," said Mirzoyan.

The NA President expressed hope that from now on the cooperation with  the EU will become closer - in deepening democracy, protecting human  rights, cooperating with civil society, enhancing the role and  oversight functions of parliament, judicial and electoral reforms and  in other areas.The Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic of  Armenia, Ambassador Switalski,  congratulating A. Mirzoyan on taking  office, stressed the importance of the fact that he became speaker of  parliament, formed as a result of free, fair and transparent  elections. 

The Ambassador emphasized that the newly elected National Assembly  has all the possibilities for the establishment of real  parliamentarism in the RA. Mr. Switalski also appreciated the  activation of inter- parliamentary relations and the role of  parliamentary diplomacy in the development of Armenia-EU relations.  On behalf of the EU delegation, he expressed readiness to actively  promote the development of the institutional capacities of the  National Assembly based on the assessed needs of the parliament.