YEREVAN. – Vice President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Hermine Naghdalyan, met with First Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Federation Council, Nikolay Fedorov.

They met within the framework of the 27th session of the interparliamentary commission on cooperation between the Armenian National Assembly and the Russian Federation Council, and which commenced Thursday in Moscow. 

The NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that, at the talk, the Armenian parliamentarians reflected on the tense present-day situation in the region, and the aggression which Azerbaijan had unleashed against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in early April.

Naghdalyan briefed her Russian collage on the details of this aggression, and stressed that Armenia considers it impermissible that Azerbaijan declines from its commitments to resolve the Karabakh conflict through peace and political means. In this context, she underscored the need for targeted and clear respective assessments by the international community. 
Also, the interlocutors highlighted the activities by the Armenian-Russian interparliamentary commission.
The first part of the aforesaid session will be held in the Russian capital city, and the discussants will also confer on the developments regarding the Karabakh conflict. The second part of this meeting will be convened in Kazan, Russia, and the participants will discuss the avenues for the development of economic cooperation.