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YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan has held a meeting today with UK’s Ambassador to Armenia Judith Farnworth, the parliament’s press service said.
The Speaker highly appreciated the current level of relations between the two countries, attaching importance to the ambassador’s role in the issue.
Speaking about further deepening and developing the Armenian-UK ties, Mirzoyan namely emphasized the active cooperation between parliamentary friendship groups, as well as mutual visits. The Speaker expressed conviction that all grounds for effective cooperation between delegations of the two countries exist in international parliamentary arenas.
The UK ambassador congratulated Mirzoyan on being elected Speaker and attached importance to the free, fair and transparent elections in Armenia.
Farnworth noted that the UK has great experience in parliamentary administration and can assist Armenia in developing supervision mechanisms and strengthening democracy.
Speaking about the projects aimed at developing institutional capacities of the parliament, the ambassador expressed readiness for active cooperation.
Addressing parliamentary diplomacy, the UK ambassador highlighted boosting of partnership between friendship groups and strengthening cooperation in multilateral formats.
The sides also touched upon opportunities for bilateral cooperation within the framework of the more expanded European family, as well as the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between Armenia and the European Union.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan