YEREVAN. – Within the framework of its visit to the Slovakia, the Republic of Armenia National Assembly (RA NA) delegation, led by NA Vice President Eduard Sharmazanov who also heads the Armenia-Slovakia parliamentary friendship group, on Friday met with State Secretary Lukáš Parízek of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, and Dušan Tittel, head of the Slovakia-Armenia Friendship Group.

The parties reflected on the avenues for the development of bilateral relations, the NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. The delegation members stressed that Armenia is interested in developing political dialogue with Slovakia.

Also, the interlocutors discussed Armenia-European Union relation, as well as Azerbaijani provocations along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact, and which cause casualties.

“Azerbaijan is the sole accountable [party] for the bilateral losses,” Sharmazanov noted, and added that Turkey, in turn, is increasing regional tension.

In addition, the interlocutors stressed the importance of fighting against the increasing terrorism in the world.

Also within the framework of its visit to Slovakia, the RA NA delegation laid a wreath to the Armenian cross-stone which eternalizes the memory of Armenian Genocide victims, and which is placed in the Slovakian capital city of Bratislava.