Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with the delegation of Bahrain parliament’s Bahrain-Armenia friendship group.

Welcoming the guests, National Assembly speaker noted the visit as a good opportunity to discuss the cooperation areas between the two countries. Highlighting the importance of the development of cooperation with Arab countries, Hovik Abrahamyan stressed the potential for deepening of bilateral ties.

He further hailed the friendship groups formed in the two parliaments, stressing the need to activate economic cooperation, highly assessing the prospects for development of the fields of education, culture and tourism.

Bahrain’s delegation leader voiced confidence that the visit will contribute to deepening of the cooperation, stressing the role of development of inter-parliamentary and economic relations.

Regional issues were further discussed, with the need to preserve peace and stability in the region mutually stressed, parliamentary press service reported.