On April 18, Speaker of the Armenian parliament Hovik Abrahamyan met with a British delegation headed by Caroline Cox, Chairwoman of the British-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Abrahamyan said Armenia attaches importance to boosting relations with Great Britain in various fields.

Beside, he stressed the importance of intensifying the inter-parliamentary cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral formats.

Abrahamyan expressed belief that the visit of the British parliament members will contribute to the development of relations between the parliaments of the two countries.

He also briefed on the history of the Karabakh conflict, at the request of the British parliament members who are on a visit to Armenia for the first time.

The Speaker also referred to the Armenian-Turkish normalization and Karabakh conflict settlement, stressing the importance of shaping an unbiased opinion in foreign countries and international organizations with respect to the matters.

The British parliament members expressed willingness to boost the inter-parliamentary relations, as well as contribute to the development of inter-state collaboration.

Armenia’s foreign policy, as well as issues of mutual interest were in the focus of the meeting as well.

The British delegation will also pay a visit to Karabakh, the RA NA press service reported.