Armenian Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan and his delegation are participating in the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Simonyan held brief talks with a number of his counterparts from around the world.

In particular, photos released by the parliament’s press service show Simonyan talking with his Russian and Azerbaijani counterparts, Valentina Matviyenko and Sahiba Gafarova, respectively.