17:27,
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan held a meeting with the new United States Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien.
The Vice Speaker congratulated the Ambassador on taking office and expressed certainty that her work will contribute to the deepening of the Armenian-American cooperation.
Issues related to the bilateral collegial and friendly relations were discussed, the parliament’s press service said in a read-out. It was mentioned that the inter-parliamentary cooperation format has an important place in the Armenian-American relations.
Presenting the situation in the region, Rubinyan said that it is imperative that Azerbaijan stops its illegal blockade of Lachin corridor and that Azerbaijan’s aggressive and belligerent policy must be restrained.
The Ambassador valued the deepening of the Armenian-American cooperation and establishment of peace in the region.
Ideas were exchanged around the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.