YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian is on an official visit in Finland. On May 3, Nalbandian met with Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Maria Lohela. Head of the Finland-Armenia parliamentary friendship group was also present at the meeting.

During the meeting the strengthening of parliamentary cooperation was discussed, as a format of deepening the friendship between peoples.

Issues related to the fostering of cooperation between parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Finland in parliamentary assemblies of international organizations was discussed, as well as Armenia-EU, and cooperation in trade and economy.

Nalbandian presented to Lohela the Azerbaijani aggression against Nagorno Karabakh and the efforts of Armenia and OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to overcome its consequences.

The Finnish Speaker of Parliament condemned the use of force and violations of humanitarian rights in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, and stressed that her country unequivocally supports the peaceful negotiating settlement of the conflict.