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Bulgarian MPs’ Meetings in the Parliament

14.07.2014

 On July 14 the Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakatyan, the Committee members Tevan Poghosyan and Shirak Torosyan met with Atanas Zafirov, Head of the Bulgaria-Armenia Friendship Group, and the Group member Dimitar Lazarov.
Speaking of the friendship between the two peoples Artak Zakaryan has noted that he attaches a great importance to their visit to the RA. It was mentioned that the Armenian and Bulgarian peoples have common historic features.

The interlocutors spotlighted the development of inter-parliamentary relations and the deepening of interaction on various international parliamentary platforms.

Touching upon the development of trade-economic ties it was stated that at the present, the existing potential is not satisfactorily used, therefore the sides expressed willingness to make efforts, in their capacity, to promote mutually beneficial cooperation development in a number of fields.

Artak Zakaryan thoroughly presented the regional developments and Armenian’s foreign policy problems. It was spoken about the current situation of the NKR conflict settlement.

During the meeting the members of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Tevan Poghosyan and Shirak Torosyan also spoke of the Armenian-Bulgarian inter-parliamentary relations and perspectives of their development.

The events dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide and other issues of bilateral concern were also touched upon.

On july 14 the Head of the Armenia-Bulgaria Friendship Group Manvel Badeyan met with Atanas Zafirov, Head of the Bulgaria-Armenia Friendship Group, and the Group member Dimitar Lazarov.

Welcoming the Bulgarian partners, the Head of the Armenia-Bulgaria Friendship Group Manvel Badeyan highlighted the further deepening of cooperation between the two parliaments and mutual visits of the friendship groups.

During the warm and free talk the friendship group members touched upon Armenian-Bulgarian relations formed in different spheres, considering expedient mainly the development and deepening of trade-economic relations, the increase of goods turnover volume between the two countries.

The interlocutors touched upon the collaboration in the tourism sector.

At the meeting the parties touched upon a number of issues of mutual concern.

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