On Tuesday, President of the Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, who is in Armenia on an official visit.

The meeting focused on issues of mutual interest, the press service of the Norwegian parliament informed NEWS.am. They chiefly discussed Armenian democracy and the necessary conditions for its development.

Simonyan presented information on the consequences of the latest Azerbaijani aggression, noting that the withdrawal of Azerbaijani Armed Forces from Armenian territory is a priority. Alen Simonyan expressed hope that Norway, as a leading country in the defense of human rights, will be consistent in condemning the war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces, their fair trial and punishing the perpetrators.

Parliamentary diplomacy was also highlighted at the meeting, thanks to which the countries manage to raise issues requiring rapid solutions at political and international platforms.

"The Armenian side is interested in advancing the political dialogue with Norway. I consider the activation of inter-parliamentary relations a priority. I know that there is no tradition of forming friendship groups in the Norwegian parliament. But I think that we can find other formats of cooperation," Simonyan said.

In response, the Norwegian Foreign Minister said it is possible to promote bilateral mechanisms of parliamentary cooperation, interaction at parliamentary platforms of various international organizations and intensify mutual visits.