On September 20, Ambassador Varuzhan Nersesyan met Tim Loughton, the Head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group, a member of the Conservative Party.
During the meeting Tim Loughton congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment, emphasizing his readiness to work closely with the new Ambassador on a number of issues on the Armenian-British agenda and expressing confidence that the Ambassador's appointment will give new impetus to the bilateral relations. He noted that APPG for Armenia, which was re-launched in July 2020, was quite active especially during the events of July last year, as well as the Artsakh war and in the post-war period.
Varuzhan Nersesyan expressed gratitude to Tim Loughton for the large-scale work done by the group led by him, noting that the support of our country's friends during the war was very important for Armenia. Ambassador also presented the latest developments in the region, in particular in Artsakh, on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the prospects of the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Mr. Nersesyan expressed hope that in the near future it will be possible to enhance the cooperation between the parliaments of the two states, especially after the formation of the Armenian-British friendship group in the National Assembly of Armenia.
Speaking about the forthcoming COP-26 summit in Glasgow the Ambassador underlined the importance that Armenia is attaching to the fight against climate change and looking forward to having its constructive contribution to the positive outcome of the summit. The interlocutors agreed that Armenia and the United Kingdom have a great potential to expand their cooperation in the field of the climate change.
Taking the opportunity, Tim Loughton congratulated the Ambassador on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Armenia's Independence, wishing progress, development and peace.
