YEREVAN. – Speaker of the Republic of Armenia National Assembly (RA NA), Alen Simonyan, on Friday received Swiss National Council MPs Stefan Moller-Altermatt and Michel Matter, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the NA.

These Swiss lawmakers are in Armenia on a working visit, and they plan to visit the country’s settlements appeared under fire by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

At the meeting, the sides documented that there is a wide arena of cooperation for parliaments, thus it is necessary to use all possibilities. In this context the activities of the friendship groups and the operative response of the issues raised during the mutual visits.

The sides touched upon the aftermath of the last military aggression by Azerbaijan. The RA NA President gave details on the casualties and the shelled infrastructure.

“You will visit Jermuk [city], where you will witness the aftermath of the Azerbaijani aggression. Your ambassador has already visited Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor provinces, where he got acquainted with the damages caused to the civilian infrastructure in various settlements because of the attack unleashed by Azerbaijan,” Simonyan added.

Also, he expressed gratitude to his Swiss colleagues for speaking with the Swiss government about the Azerbaijani aggression and its aftermath, noting that he expects practical steps.

It was recorded that the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territory of Armenia is a priority issue, and the use of force or threat of force is inadmissible.