YEREVAN. – Vice President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Head of the NA Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and member of the PACE European Conservatives Group, Hermine Naghdalyan, on Monday met with chairperson of the PACE European Conservatives Group, Ian Liddell-Grainger.

Naghdalyan noted that the PACE European Conservatives Group is an important partner for Armenia, the NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. She also spoke about the ongoing reforms, and reflected on the recent constitutional reforms in the country.

At the ensuing talk, the interlocutors discussed the chances for Armenia’s passing from a monitoring to a post-monitoring procedure. Deputy speaker of the parliament noted that the country has achieved considerable progress in the fulfillment of its commitments before the Council of Europe.

Hermine Naghdalyan also touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) peace process. She added that Armenia views the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group as the sole internationally recognized format that is engaged in resolving this conflict. Naghdalyan stated that the efforts toward moving the conflict settlement process to other platforms can lead to unpredictable consequences.

Liddell-Grainger, for his part, expressed his satisfaction with the ongoing reforms in Armenia. He also stressed that the OSCE Minsk Group is the only body that is mandated to find avenues for resolving the Karabakh conflict, and it needs to have all conditions to carry out its respective activities.

Several other matters also were conferred on during this talk.