ARMENIA, BELGIUM INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING INTERPARLIAMENTARY TIES

armradio.am
01.10.2009 15:40

On October 1 the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik
Abrahamyan, received the President of the Belgian Senate, Armand
de Decker.

Greeting the guest, Mr. Nalbandian expressed confidence that the
visit of the President of the Belgian Senate would contribute to
the development of cooperation between the two friendly states. He
expressed appreciation for the effectiveness of the Armenian-Belgian
contacts and underlined that they could be further deepened especially
in the fields of trade-economic and interparliamentary cooperation. The
interlocutors agreed that it was necessary to hold regular meetings
between the members of the Armenian and Belgian Parliaments.

The Armenian Parliament Speaker expressed gratitude to Armand de
Decker for the adoption of the resolution of the Armenian Genocide
by the upper chamber of the Belgian Parliament on March 16, 1998.

The interlocutors discussed issues of regional and international
security.

At the request of the guest, Mr. Abrahamyan presented Armenia’s stance
on the settlement of the Artsakh issue, as well as its relations
with neighbors.

The parties also touched upon the global financial-economic crisis
and its impact on the economies of the two countries.