YEREVAN. – The Chair of Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Armen Ashotyan received the member of the Belgian Senate, Joris Poschet.

During the meeting, Armen Ashotyan expressed hope that the traditional friendly relations existing between the newly formed the Armenian and Belgian Parliaments will continue in the spirit of cooperation in the context of active contacts between the existing partner committees in the parliaments of the two countries.

In the course of the meeting the sides touched upon the Armenia-EU relations, the importance and role of signing of RA-EU new Comprehensive Agreement designed in Brussels Summit. In this context Armen Ashotyan noted that Armenia had been and remains faithful to its commitments based on the European Partnership and will continue actively participating in the initiatives aimed at boosting the European democracy.

Referring to the peaceful settlement process of Karabakh conflict, Armen Ashotyan has stated that the gross violations of ceasefire being regularly implemented by the Azerbaijani armed forces on the frontline in any way damage the negotiating process and the atmosphere of trust in the region, which is fraught with unpredictable consequences. In the context of Karabakh conflict settlement Armen Ashotyan has noted that Karabakh is a part of Europe, a state that realized the European democratic values, and its people have earned the right of possessing its own destiny.

During the meeting the sides also discussed issues concerning further cooperation.