YEREVAN. – During his visit to the South Korean capital city of Seoul within the framework of the second annual Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments, Republic of Armenia National Assembly (RA NA) President Ara Babloyan had several bilateral talks.

He met with the Speaker of Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Ardeshir Larijani; Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Jan Hamáček; Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia, Andrej Danko; and Chairman of the National Development and Reform Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, Zhang Ping, the NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Babloyan discussed the current level of cooperation between Armenia and these countries, and the prospects for development and expansion of cooperation. Highlighting the role of the parliamentary diplomacy in the development and deepening of bilateral relations, he stressed the need for intensifying contacts between parliamentary friendship groups and the exchange of track-record.

Also, the RA NA speaker touched upon the necessity and importance of supporting mutual positions within various international organizations, and underscored that civilized countries should combine their efforts to establish and maintain peace, protect human rights, and develop democracy in different corners of the globe.

In addition, the RA NA president invited his colleagues to Armenia and received reciprocal invitations.