ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER TO VISIT BULGARIA
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12.11.2009 17:35
On November 12 President of the National Assembly, Hovik Abrahamyan
received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to
Armenia, Todor Staykov.
During the meeting the Ambassador of Bulgaria conveyed the letter of
the President of the National Assembly of his country, Mrs. Tsetska
Tsacheva, including an invitation to her Armenian counterpart to make
an official visit to Sofia. "I take this opportunity to express my
satisfaction on the occasion of the friendly and partnership relations
established between Bulgaria and Armenia and ensure my willingness
for developing the inter-parliamentary cooperation in the future,"
Ambassador Staykov quoted Mrs. Tsacheva as saying.
Mr. Abrahamyan accepted that invitation with gratitude. The
interlocutors agreed that the terms of the upcoming visit of the
Armenian Parliament Speaker to Bulgaria would be specified through
diplomatic channels.
The Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly and the Ambassador of
Bulgaria discussed a wide range of issues concerning the development
of bilateral relations. They highlighted in particular the work of
the inter-governmental commission and paid special attention to the
deepening of trade-economic relations. In that context the sides agreed
to organize an Armenian-Bulgarian business-forum in the near future.
During the meeting the interlocutors touched upon the issues of the
influence of the global financial-economic crisis and normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions.