03/05/2011 11:49
President of European Parliament to visit Armenia on May 18
Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan met with President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek in Brussels on the sidelines of the founding meeting of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, NA press office reported.
Hovik Abrahamyan noted that integration into European structures is among top Armenian foreign policy priorities. He expressed confidence that Jerzy Buzek’s visit to Armenia on May 18 will boost ties between the parliament of Armenia and the European Parliament.
In return, Jerzy Buzek said that Armenia has a pivotal place in the cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries and stressed that the European Union is interested to expand cooperation with Yerevan.
The two sides also discussed regional issues.