Thursday, December 19 2019 15:29

ArmInfo. On December 19, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received a delegation led by Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federation Konstantin Kosachev.  This was reported by the press service of the parliament.

Mirzoyan reiterated that the Armenian and Russian peoples have  century- long friendship and brotherhood, and the Armenian-Russian  relations are strategic. He noted that a key area of relations  between the two countries is inter-parliamentary cooperation, in  which he identified 3 platforms: cooperation of parliamentary  committees, joint meetings of standing committees and fruitful  cooperation on international parliamentary platforms. The NA Speaker  emphasized that the problems arising at these venues must be resolved  by joint efforts, and he hopes for the assistance of the Russian  colleagues in the election of the candidates proposed by Armenia in  several bodies.  

Kosachev thanked for the reception and conveyed the greetings of  Valentina Matvienko Chairperson of the Federation Council of the  Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to Mirzoyan. He  announced  her intention to visit Armenia, it is only necessary to clarify the  dates of the visit. To the three vectors of cooperation noted by  Mirzoyan, Kosachev also added regular contacts at the level of the  heads of parliaments, stimulating the implementation of the  agreements reached. Kosachev, noting the high level of cooperation  with Armenian partners, emphasized that after the change of power in  Armenia and the change in the composition of the parliament, work  continued without interruptions, which is very pleasing and testifies  to the mutual interest in acting on a single agenda. He noted the  cooperation of the Russian Federation with the RA on 7 international  platforms, which is a record number and with no country Russia has so  many intersection points of cooperation, as with Armenia. Kosachev  assured that the Russian Federation is ready to assist the candidates  proposed by the National Assembly of Armenia in international  structures. Thanking for the excellent organization of their visit,  he proposed convening twice a year joint meetings of the foreign  relations commissions of the parliaments of the Republic of Armenia  and the Russian Federation, the next of which will be held in Moscow.