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.