YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. On September 23, Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia Marcos Gómez Martíne, the Parliament’s press service said.

The Speaker congratulated Martínez on the occasion of being appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia, wishing him further successes. Congratulating the Ambassador on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Spain, Alen Simonyan noted that the Armenian-Spanish cooperation is based not only on the centuries-old ties of the two peoples, but also on the fundamental values of democracy, protection of human rights and rule of law.

At the meeting the interlocutors affirmed the importance of the definition of activation of bilateral interaction and new perspective directions of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Speaker Simonyan expressed satisfaction with the decision of the Government of Spain to open a permanent representation in Armenia.

The sides touched upon the military aggression carried out by Azerbaijan on September 13 and the fragile ceasefire. The Speaker called on all international colleagues, including Spain, to strictly and directly condemn the Azerbaijani military aggression, the gross violations of the principle of prohibition of the threat and use of force against the territorial integrity enshrined by the UN Charter.

Thanking the Speaker of Parliament of Armenia for reception, the Ambassador of Spain underlined that the living and dynamic democracy of Armenia is a good example, which will be laid down in the core of the further projects.