RA NA SPEAKER RECEIVES INVITATION TO PAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO INDIA

Noyan Tapan
Jun 16 2006

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues relating to deepening of
Armenian-Indian interparliamentary relations were discussed at RA
NA Speaker Tigran Torosian’s June 16 meeting with Indian Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Reena Pandey.

Mrs Pandey, mentioning existence of active political and economic
contacts between India and Armenia, invited NA Speaker to pay an
official visit to India for more closely getting acquainted with the
legislative experience, parliamentary activity and for strengthening
interstate relations. She also attached importance to cooperation
between Armenian and Indian parliamentarians in the international
sphere.

Expressing gratitude for the invitation, Tigran Torosian informed the
Ambassador about the large-scale legislative work the parliament has
started after the referendum on constitutional amendments having the
purpose to bring the public-political reforms to the level of economic
success, which is also registered by international experts.

It was also mentioned that a preelection period starts for the
parliament in 2007 spring.

As Noyan Tapan was informed from RA NA Public Relations Department,
the interlocutors also touched upon the incident connected with
the Indian student studying at Yerevan State University and the
publications in press. Both of them mentioned that the incident
has been already smoothed over and it can never cast shadow on
Armenian-Indian friendship.