Speaker Simonyan, UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Chair discuss Azeri aggression against Armenia

YEREVAN, JUNE 7, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan and his delegation met on June 7 with UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns.

The legislators discussed the opportunity for launching direct contacts between the foreign relations committees of the two parliaments.

The imperative of sending an international mission to Nagorno Karabakh and Lachin Corridor and ensuring unimpeded access of international humanitarian organizations was emphasized.

At Kearns’ request, Simonyan presented details on the humanitarian and other issues resulting from the crisis in Lachin Corridor. The continuous Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia’s territorial integrity was also discussed.

Alicia Kearns notified about her upcoming visit to the United States and said she’s ready to discuss the abovementioned security issues during the official meetings.

Simonyan is leading a delegation to the UK on a three-day visit.