Armenia Parliament Speaker meets with Russian State Duma chairman

The delegation led by Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan on Wednesday met with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin.

As reported the National Assembly of Armenia, Volodin highly appreciated the fact that the Armenian parliamentary speaker’s first visit is to the Russian Federation and reaffirmed the willingness of the deputies of the new convocation of the Russian State Duma to continue the close cooperation with their Armenian counterparts.

Simonyan congratulated the chairman of the Russian State Duma and the Russian people on the success of the elections of the State Duma. He assured the interest of the National Assembly of Armenia to promote further deepening of the allied cooperation through constructive dialogue and cooperation.

The parties reached agreements on cooperation within the scope of international parliamentary organizations. They also touched upon issues related to regional security and the establishment of lasting peace, as well as the holding of joint events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Armenia and the Russian Federation, as well as to the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.