Serzh Sargsyan received the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko

President Serzh Sargsyan received today delegation headed by the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko.

At the meeting discussed was a broad agenda of the issues pertinent to the Armenian-Russian relations and cooperation in different areas. President Serzh Sargsyan underscored that it is an all-encompassing agenda which allows to push forward existing high-level relations and the political dialogue existing between the two states.

According to the President of Armenia, the strategic partnership based on the centuries-long friendship of the Armenian and Russian peoples presents a solid base for the two countries for moving forward and deepening the mutually beneficial cooperation at all directions.

President Serzh Sargsyan and the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko stressed the importance of cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries and highly valued past activities of the interparliamentary commission. Valentina Matviyenko expressed confidence that interparliamentary relations can and should have considerable input to the development of the interstate relations.

The parties spoke with satisfaction about the cooperation in the economic and humanitarian areas which constitute an important part of the bilateral relations, where, according to the interlocutors, a significant role is also played by the successfully developing cooperation between the administrative regions of the two countries.

In addition to bilateral relations, Serzh Sargsyan and Valentina Matviyenko hailed also multilateral cooperation between Armenia and Russia conducted in the framework of the CIS and CSTO. The President of Armenia and the Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation stressed also the importance of the active cooperation of the parliament members of the two countries in the framework of international organizations.