The formation of a parliamentary friendship group with Armenia was marked by an official ceremony at Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies.

Legislator and Chair of the group Maria Luisa Gonzalez Estevarena, along with other members, representatives of the Chamber of Deputies’ Department of International and Institutional Relations, Armenia’s Ambassador to Argentina Hovhannes Virabyan, and other officials participated in the ceremony, the embassy reported.

Ambassador Virabyan thanked MP Maria Luisa Gonzalez Estevarena for assuming the responsibilities of Chair of the Argentina-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group and the other MPs for joining the group. He also expressed special gratitude to the group’s former chair, MP Lilia Lemoine, for the effective and close cooperation over the past two years.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the prospects for developing Armenian-Argentine interparliamentary cooperation, emphasizing the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in further strengthening bilateral relations. In particular, they discussed opportunities to expand cooperation within the framework of the Parliamentary Friendship Group and outlined future joint programs and initiatives.

The sides also highlighted the significant role of the Armenian community in Argentina as an important bridge for strengthening friendship, mutual understanding, and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

The parties reaffirmed their readiness to continue close cooperation, contributing to the further strengthening of interparliamentary ties between Armenia and Argentina and the deepening of friendly relations between the two countries.