STEPANAKERT. - The extended format meeting of the Karabakh-Armenian Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Commission took place in Karabakh National Assembly (NA) Tuesday.

The Armenian delegation was comprised of a number of standing committee chairmen and those in charge of all the parliamentary factions. 

The MPs observed a minute of silence in memory of the soldiers who fell while defending the borders of their homeland from the Azerbaijani aggression in early April, as well as the civilian population killed as a result of shelling.

As per mutual agreement, the situation formed as a result of the new aggression by the Azerbaijani side on April 2-5 and the steps of the MPs in the context of the inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed.

Apart from this, exchange of opinions took place, during which nearly two dozens of Karabakh and Armenian MPs delivered speeches.

A wide range of issues related to the defense, legislative and other formats of cooperation in the area of foreign policy, as well as comprehensive presentation of Karabakh-related issues in international parliamentary platforms were discussed.

The MPs of the two Armenian republics underscored the importance of joint discussions, which gives an opportunity to find tools needed for efficient cooperation in unusual conditions.

Summing up the results of the discussion, Karabakh NA Speaker Ashot Ghoulyan noted that the written proposals will be submitted to the Karabakh and Armenian NAs, on the basis of which a joint action plan will be drawn out.