10:14, 9 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARMENPRESS. The Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir accepted Armenia’s invitation to participate in the Women’s Role in Promoting Democracy, Peace and Security conference which is scheduled to take place in October 2023.

The invitation was conveyed to PM Jakobsdóttir by the Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan during a meeting in New York City.

The Women’s Role in Promoting Democracy, Peace and Security conference is a joint initiative by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s wife Anna Hakobyan and the Women Political Leaders organization.

During the meeting with PM Jakobsdóttir in New York, Minister Mkrtchyan expressed gratitude for the support by Icelandic companies during the 2020 war in Artsakh, the cooperation and the visit by a group of Members of Parliament from Iceland to Artsakh, the ministry said in a read-out. 

They also discussed possibilities for cooperation in labor and social protection, as well as exchange of experience.

Speaking about the protection of women’s rights and the necessity for increasing the role of women, Minister Mkrtchyan presented details on the Women’s Role in Promoting Democracy, Peace and Security conference organized jointly by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s wife Anna Hakobyan and the Women Political Leaders organization.

The Prime Minister of Iceland welcomed the initiative and accepted the invitation to visit Armenia in October to participate in the conference.