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Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan on January 23 met with the speakers and deputy speakers of parliament of Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries.
(NB8) is a regional co-operation format that includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden.
The delegation includes Estonia’s President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar, Latvia’s Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa, Finland’s Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho, Norway’s President of the Storting Masud Gharahkhani, Denmark’s Deputy Speaker of the Folketing Karsten Hønge, Lithuania’s First Deputy Speaker of the Seimas Juozas Olekas, Sweden’s First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag Kenneth G. Forslund and other officials.
Speaker Simonyan thanked the delegation for the visit, highlighting its importance for the country.
“On behalf of the National Assembly of Armenia, I highly appreciate the visit of all delegations to support our young democracy,” Simonyan said, adding that Armenia values its relationships with each of the NB8 countries.
“Armenia remains committed to democratic reforms, which has significant importance for advancing sustainable development, good governance, rule of law and human rights. We are grateful for your continuous support to our reforms,” the Speaker said.
Thanking the Speaker for the reception, the members of the visiting delegation expressed unconditional support for Armenia’s territorial integrity and praised Armenia’s efforts for achieving lasting peace in the region. The delegation emphasized readiness to support Armenia’s EU integration process.
Interparliamentary cooperation, Armenia-EU ties, reforms in Armenia and the regional developments were also discussed.