YEREVAN. – National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Vice President Eduard Sharmazanov, who is on a working visit to Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Monday met with Aleksey Sergeev, Secretary General of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS).

The interlocutors underscored that the IPA CIS is a parliamentary platform for discourse, the NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Sharmazanov, for his part, stressed the need for the establishment of dialogue and peace within the CIS.  

“We must prevent and condemn the attempts to resolve conflicts in the CIS expanse by means of force, and make targeted assessments,” he noted, in particular. “Constructive dialogue should be expanded, instead of attempting to destabilize the region.”

Sergeev, in turn, highlighted the role of Armenian parliamentarians in the activities of the IPA CIS.

They also discussed the Armenian delegation’s participation in the events to be held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States.