Thursday, May 4 2023 13:17

ArmInfo.On May 4, within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic  Cooperation (PABSEC) the RA NA President Alen Simonyan met with the Serbian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Orlic, the press service of the Armenian Parliament rports.

Alen Simonyan expressed his condolences to his colleague for the  tragic incident that caused death of numerous young lives in Belgrade  the day before.  The sides recorded the warm friendly relations  between Armenia and Serbia, highlighting the continuous and effective  development of bilateral cooperation in all spheres.  The RA NA  President underscored the necessity of bilateral inter-parliamentary  cooperation, noting the active dialogue between the legislative  bodies and the role of the friendship groups.  The Serbian  counterpart expressed satisfaction for the collaboration in the  frames of the international organizations. "I believe that the  effective cooperation of our delegations on such platforms will let  all of us to find solutions in hard issues for us," Alen Simonyan  noted.  The Serbian Speaker expressed his gratitude for the positive  reactions received until now from Armenia and maintaining substantive  partnership relations that was manifested in bilateral, as well as  multilateral formats.  The parties discussed details on security  issues of the region. The RA NA President presented the continuous  bellicose rhetoric and maximalist position of the Azerbaijani  authorities, as well as continuing aggressive actions against the  sovereignty of Armenia and the Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh.  Alen Simonyan introduced the chronology of the post-war situation,  stressing that in the context of the very unstable situation in the  region the role of the EU Civilian Observation Mission is important.   Alen Simonyan reaffirmed the approaches of Armenia on Kosovo status.   The Serbian Speaker noted that peace is an important value for their  country, and the energy spent and the efforts made for preserving  peace have become a daily resolution.  He mentioned that pacifism is  the main premise characterizing Armenia and Serbia, on the basis of  which we should continue cooperation.  At the end of the meeting the  RA NA President invited his Serbian counterpart on an official visit  to Armenia.