The President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian met today with the Speaker of the Upper Chamber of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dariga Nazarbaeva. This was reported by the press service of the president.

During the meeting, issues related to the deepening of interaction between the parliaments of the two countries, as well as the development of relations in the economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres were discussed.

Dariga Nazarbaeva thanked President Armen Sarkissian for his participation in the Eurasian Media Forum in Almaty and support for the establishment of the forum: “You have done a lot for the promotion of this forum in the Western media community,” she noted.

Dariga Nazarbaeva said that they want to expand cooperation with the National Assembly of Armenia, to fully use the full potential of parliamentary friendly groups.

The interlocutors also talked about prospective directions of cooperation between the two countries. The President of the Republic Armen Sarkissian noted that there is a great potential for deepening bilateral relations and cooperation. “The volume of the current cooperation is very small and does not correspond to the existing potential and the relations of friendly countries in one economic zone,” he said. Նախագահը հատկապես կարևորել է համագործակցության զարգացումն այնպիսի ուղղություններով, ինչպիսիք են տեղեկատվական տեխնոլոգիաները, արհեստական բանականությունն ու սննդի անվտանգությունը:

At the request of Dariga Nazarbaeva, the President also addressed the internal political situation of Armenia. He emphasized that the Armenian people have the wisdom to overcome problems and move on to a new path of development without shocks.