Armen Ashotyan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, received Sergey Kopirkin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia. This was reported by the NA press service.

Armen Ashotyan emphasized the alliance and fraternal relations with the Russian Federation both in the context of state strategic and age-old friendship between the Armenian and Russian peoples.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the parliamentary cooperation between Armenia and Russia, both at the bilateral and multilateral levels. It was emphasized the importance of the use of tools conducive to the promotion of effective cooperation between the relevant bodies of the parliaments of the two countries.

Armen Ashotyan highlighted the role of EAEU and CSTO for Armenia, stressing that the members of the above-mentioned structures should make efforts to strengthen the reputation of these organizations and make them more effective.

In this context, Armen Ashotyan emphasized the creation of a parliamentary format within the EAEU framework. The chairman of the commission emphasized that the existence of a parliamentary platform in such a format will be an incentive for closer interaction between the member states in the structure.

During the meeting, Armenia’s internal political problems were also touched upon, emphasizing the importance of proceeding with the democratic basis and constitutionality of all processes.