RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met special representative of EU at South Caucasus Peter Semneby on May 16 in Yerevan. The meeting was attended by RA NA Eurointegration Committee Chairman Avet Adonts, Head of Eurocommittee Delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Raul de Lutsenberger and Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Tomash Knotkhe.

RA NA Speaker gave high assessment to implementation of Eastern Partnership program and increased interest of EU to regional issues. He expressed a hope that the meeting of Eastern Partnership member states will be followed by parliamentary speakers meeting and emphasized the importance of parliamentary ties' intensification.

Dwelling on NKR conflict settlement issues, he stressed the importance of MG OSCE mission as an intermediary and stated that NKR conflict should be settled based on principles of self -determination and non-use of force.

In his turn, Peter Semneby noted that Eastern Partnership program will set a firm foundation for regional collaboration development.

Meeting participants emphasized the importance of fair and transparent process of elections into the council of Elders, RA NA Press Service reported.