YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Head of the Parliamentary delegation in the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov on November 23 met Chairman of Russia’s State Duma (lower house of the Russian Parliament) Vyacheslav Volodin in St. Petersburg’s Tauride Palace, press service of the Parliament told “Armenpress”.

Congratulating Vyacheslav Volodin, Sharmazanov expressed hope during his tenure the Armenian-Russian inter-parliamentary relations will achieve new progress.

The sides attached importance to the allied character of the Armenian-Russian relations, and stated that Armenia’s membership to the Eurasian Economic Union gave a new impetus to it.

Speaking about the Armenian-Russian inter-parliamentary relations, the Deputy Speaker underlined the necessity of coordinated work of the parliamentary delegations in international platforms.

At the meeting the sides discussed regional issues as well.

Sharmazanov stated: “We attach importance to the maintenance of peace and stability in our region. Despite the agreements reached in Vienna and St. Petersburg, Azerbaijan ignores them, continues escalating the situation in the line of contact by its unconstructive and anti-Armenian actions. It is impermissible. Everyone must understand that there is no alternative to the peaceful settlement of the conflict and nothing can force the NKR people to refrain from their desire to live in independent and free Fatherland”.