President Serzh Sargsyan met on Friday with Roberto Fico, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy. As the press department at the President's Office reported, Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Roberto Fico on being elected to the office of President of the Chamber of Deputies, wished him fruitful work and expressed the hope that he would make an important contribution to the further development of Armenian-Italian inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Highlighting the role of parliamentary ties in terms of promoting the interstate agenda, the President of Armenia advised that the National Assembly of Armenia has formed a good tradition of friendly relations with the parliaments of many European countries. President Sargsyan stressed that it is time to upgrade the Armenian-Italian inter-parliamentary cooperation to a new level, especially as there are all the necessary preconditions for that. The President expressed the hope that following the latest parliamentary elections in Italy, the Friendship Group will be reorganized as soon as possible, and the Armenian-Italian inter-parliamentary cooperation will continue strengthening and deepening.

According to the release, he interlocutors referred to EU-Armenia relations and the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed with the EU last November. They also exchanged views over the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. The President of Armenia gave details of the recent developments and the approaches of the Armenian side which go in tune with the principles and approaches of the OSCE Minsk Group.