13:12, 15 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan awarded outgoing EU Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin with the Medal of Honor of the National Assembly during a farewell meeting on August 15.

Simonyan thanked the Head of the Delegation of the European Union for her great contribution to the strengthening and deepening of relations between Armenia and the EU and Armenia’s sustainable development.

“Knowing you and seeing your caring work for the development of democratic institutions, I reiterate our commitment to democratic values and readiness to not spare any effort,” Simonyan said during the meeting.

He highlighted the ambassador’s direct participation in the projects that are aimed at supporting the development and strengthening of resilience of Armenia’s southern regions. 

Wiktorin said that the EU continues to be the primary partner supporting the Armenian government’s reforms agenda.

During the meeting the parties also discussed the deployment of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia and the upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Simonyan presented the Medal of Honor of the National Assembly to Wiktorin for “significant contribution in strengthening the interparliamentary friendly ties and development of democracy’, the parliament’s press service said.