Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, the Vice-President of the European Parliament, who is in Yerevan in view of the opening of headquarters of the International Association of Business and Parliament, reported the RA MFA press office. The interlocutors noted the activation of the parliamentary ties between the Armenian National Assembly and the European Parliament, specifically the sitting of the Armenia-EU Committee on Parliamentary Cooperation held in April, 2006. Vartan Oskanian also pointed out to the role of the European Council for the strengthening of the Armenia-EU bilateral relations. RA NA Vice-speaker Vahan Hovhannisian was also present at the meeting.