Russia for regional peace and stability - Valentina Matviyenko

ArmInfo.  On June 6, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan received a delegation headed by Speaker of the Council of the  Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation  Valentina Matviyenko. As reported by the press service of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Simonyan first held a  one-on-one meeting with his Russian counterpart, which was followed  by a meeting in an expanded format.

The Speaker of the National Assembly thanked Valentina Matviyenko for  her visit to Armenia, noting that such mutual visits are important  from the point of view of developing bilateral relations, in  particular, emphasizing the fact that the visit is taking place in  the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people  in the Great Patriotic War.

In turn, the Speaker of the Federation Council thanked Alen Simonyan  for the warm welcome.  During the meeting, the interlocutors  discussed various issues on the bilateral agenda, both political and  economic, educational and cultural, pointing out, among other things,  the importance of developing inter- parliamentary cooperation.

Regional developments were mentioned separately. The Speaker of the  National Assembly reaffirmed Armenia's position on establishing  lasting peace in the region, noting that Armenia is waiting for the  signing of a peace treaty with the Azerbaijani side on the already  agreed document.

The Chairperson of the Federation Council, in turn, emphasized that  the Russian Federation is a supporter of peace and stability in the  region.

Alen Simonyan drew the attention of his Russian counterpart to the  problem of prisoners of war illegally detained in Azerbaijan and  missing persons.

Then, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  and the Chairman of the Federation Council took part in the official  opening of the 39th meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission on  Cooperation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the  National Assembly of Armenia.

Alen Simonyan and Valentina Matvienko also toured the Academy of  Sciences building and took part in the exhibition "The Road to  Sanahin: The History of One Orphanage", materials for which were  provided by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and the  Museum "State Memorial Complex of the Defense and Siege of  Leningrad".