Alen Simonyan: It is extremely important to increase international  pressure on Baku

ArmInfo.On April 4, the NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Head of Sweden-Armenia Friendship Group of Parliament of Sweden Bjorn Soder. 

As the RA NA reports, welcoming the guests, Alen Simonyan noted that  he is glad also to see our compatriot Arin Karapet in the delegation.   The NA President highly appreciated the continuous support of Sweden  in the reforms being implemented in Armenia, adding that Sweden is  also one of the important partners in the context of Armenia-EU  relationship. Alen Simonyan congratulated Bjorn Soder on Sweden's  taking over the presidency in the Council of the European Union,  expressing conviction that it will promote the establishment of peace  in the South Caucasus.

The sides documented the importance of the activities of the  friendship groups in the development of Armenia-Sweden parliamentary  ties, as well as the boosting of contacts between the two countries.

In this context the RA NA President expressed gratitude to  Sweden-Armenia Friendship Group for statements made on condemning the  Azerbaijani military aggression, the Lachin Corridor blockade, the  imperative of repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war held in  Azerbaijan, as well as murders of Armenian prisoners of war by the  Azerbaijani armed forces.

Presenting the situation at this moment, the RA NA President noted  that the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the  sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and the prevention of  the further aggressive actions is a problem of priority, emphasizing  the support shown by Sweden in the deployment of the EU Civilian  Observation Mission.

"It is very important that the international community increases the  pressure on Baku - to stop the anti-Armenian policy. We speak up  about the necessity of the application of the sanctions against  Azerbaijan, and we expect the addressed responses of our  international colleagues," Alen Simonyan concluded.