Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met in Bern with President of the National Council of Switzerland Jean-Rene Germanier to discuss development of the Armenian-Swiss inter-parliamentary relations.

Mr. Sargsyan expressed hope that the Armenian-Swiss parliamentary friendship groups will contribute to the development of bilateral relations, using methods of parliamentary diplomacy.

The parties attached importance to inter-parliamentary contacts at bilateral level and as part of international parliamentary forums through active collaboration of the two countries’ delegations.

Sargsyan also met with Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey. After the meeting, the Presidents summarized its results at a joint press conference, the RA presidential press service reported.