LETA, Latvia December 15, 2017 Friday Armenian parliament's vice-speaker invites Latvian MPs to visit his country RIGA, Dec 15 (LETA) - It is important to strengthen parliamentary cooperation between Latvia and Armenia, Latvian parliament vice-speaker Inese Libina-Egnere (Unity) told the Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Eduard Sharmazanov, during the meeting in Riga. Sharmazanov thanked the Latvian representatives for strengthening parliamentary relations and invited the Latvian lawmakers to visit Armenia, the Latvian parliament's press service said. This year Latvia and Armenia mark 25 years since establishment of diplomatic relations, therefore this is a good time to intensify parliamentary cooperation, Libina-Egnere said. The vice-speakers of both parliaments discussed the role of parliamentary contacts in promoting closer cooperation also in other areas. Latvian lawmakers welcomed signing of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement on November 24. Sharmazanov said the agreement demonstrated Armenia's commitment to democracy and human rights and the institutional reforms it had implemented. Internal political developments in Latvia and Armenia as well as regional developments were also discussed during the meeting. The Armenian delegation also met with the members of the Latvian parliamentary committee on European affairs and the group of Latvian lawmakers for parliamentary cooperation with Armenia.