Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Ruben Rubinyan, on Thursday received United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador Alexandra Cole, the NA informs.

First, the ambassador congratulated Rubinyan on being elected as the NA speaker.

During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction that the relations between Armenia and the UK have made significant progress in recent years and are developing within the framework of a strategic partnership. In this context, the importance of the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership was addressed, as well as the support and role played by the UK in the development of democratic reforms, the peace process, and bilateral relations.

Matters related to regional developments were also discussed.

In addition, the importance of further deepening and expanding cooperation between Armenia and the United Kingdom in political, economic and other domains, as well as the continued development of interparliamentary cooperation, was emphasized.