YEREVAN.- Armenian Speaker Hovik Abarhamyan addressed on Friday the “Parliamentary Orientation and Cooperation with Civil Society for European Integration: Values and Experience” forum held in Yerevan.

In his speech, Speaker Abrahamyan pointed out the role of European People’s Party (EPP) in formation of the European Union.

“Armenia shares the same Christian values which helped our nation to resist many problems and  to restore its statehood. With its mission of commitment to the European values, Armenia, headed by President Serzh Sargsyan, continues the policy of rapprochement with the states. Nowadays, Armenia, with its balanced constructive policy, is an important factor for regional peace. In this context, it is necessary to consider the Republican Party’s membership in EPP,” he said.

Abrahamyan noted that the parliaments successfully cooperating with civil society are working more effectively. The Speaker called on the civil society to be more united, especially in matters relating to the state interests.

Armenia’s parliament is cooperating with the civil society actively, the best evidence of that are relations of  parliamentary delegations both within the framework of Armenia-EU parliamentary cooperation and with forum representatives within the framework of Euronest.  

Speaker Abrahamyan also noted that all lawmakers must work for the democracy development as it is the key to strengthening of the state.

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