YEREVAN. – Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan sent a congratulatory message to Valentina Matviyenko,  newly-elect Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

“Close partnership and effective cooperation within the framework of the Armenian-Russian Inter-Parliamentary Commission, the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, and international parliamentary and other organizations contribute to future extension of strategic cooperation between Armenia and Russia,” the message reads.   

Hovik Abrahamyan also expressed confidence that, with Matviyenko’s election, inter-parliamentary cooperation between Armenia and Russia will “steadily grow and allow new opportunities for further expansion.”  

Former Saint Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko on Wednesday was elected Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council.