YEREVAN. – Armenian National Assembly (NA) Vice-Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov met, on Wednesday in Moscow, with Chairman Sergey Naryshkin of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (RF). 

The NA deputy chairman reflected on the need to further deepen the Armenian-Russian allied cooperation, informed the NA Public and Media Relations Department. The Duma leader, for his part, highly praised the present-day level of bilateral allied relations. 

At the talk, the interlocutors discussed the current process of ratifying the treaty on Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union. Naryshkin expressed willingness to have the treaty ratified within the shortest possible period.

Separately, Sharmazanov stated that Armenia supports solely a pacific resolution to conflicts. He also highly appreciated the efforts by Russia, an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country, to find a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.    

In addition, the NA vice-speaker noted that Armenia attaches importance to the role and significance of the CSTO. The parties underscored cooperation within this organization, too.  

Furthermore, Eduard Sharmazanov stated that the year 2015 will mark the centenary of the Armenian Genocide. In this connection, he expressed the hope that the State Duma and the Federation Council of the RF Federal Assembly will assist in the holding of respective commemorative events.