On October 23, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the Head of the NA Armenia-United Kingdom Friendship Group Sargis Khandanyan met with the Member of the UK House of Commons Mary Creagh and the Member of the UK House of Lords Baroness Thérèse Coffey.
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the RA NA Staff Artur Martirosyan, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia Alexandra Cole also participated in the meeting.
Welcoming the guests, Sargis Khandanyan noted that he was glad to host the parliamentarians of the United Kingdom, who had visited Armenia within the framework of the 17th Conference (COP17) of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity.
The Chair of the Committee underscored that hosting the COP17 Conference Armenia aims to actively participate and promote the advancement and implementation of environmental agendas.
The Head of the Friendship Group noted with satisfaction that the dynamics in the development of relations between Armenia and the United Kingdom significantly activated in recent period. Sargis Khandanyan highlighted the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Armenia and the United Kingdom, signed a few months ago, in terms of deepening bilateral cooperation.
Expressing their gratitude for the warm reception, the parliamentarians from the United Kingdom shared their impressions from the 17th Conference (COP17) of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity.
Sargis Khandanyan presented Armenia’s efforts aimed at establishing lasting peace and stability in the region, as well as the process of normalising Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
The parties exchanged ideas on prospects for deepening multifaceted cooperation, emphasising the need to fully realize the significant potential that exists in the political, economic, parliamentary, and cultural areas.
