VISIT OF SPEAKER OF LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT TO ARMENIA LAYS FOUNDATIONS
FOR PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. The visit of the Speaker of Lithuanian
parliament to Armenia has laid the foundations for parliamentary
cooperation, Speaker of the RA National Assembly Artur Baghdasaryan
told a news conference held jointly with Speaker of the Lithuanian
Seym Arturas Paulauskas, who is on an official visit to Armenia.

According to Baghdasaryan, no normal parliamentary relations have so
far been established between the two countries. In this context, he
reported that Armenia and Lithuania are shortly to sign a
parliamentary cooperation agreement, which will chiefly concern the
tasks of Armenia’s European integration.”Lithuania, which is quite
active in the international arena, is a member of NATO and EU, and can
share its experience with Armenia,” Baghdasaryan said. According to
him, during Speaker Paulauskas’ visit to Armenia an arrnagement has
been reached on encouragement of cooperation between Armenian and
Lithuanian scientific institutions. In the political aspect, he
pointed outthe necessity of parliamentary cooperation in the 3+3
format (three Transcaucasian and three Baltic countries). According to
Baghdasaryan, «it is a good and significant opportunity for developing
regional cooperation and intensifying bilateral contacts.» P.T. -0–