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On December 3 the solemn opening of the library of the Russian books and the Armenian-Russian Parliamentary Club took place in the National Assembly. Armenian and Russian parliamentarians, high ranking guests from the RF, representatives of the NA staff and journalists attended the event.

The Chief of NA Staff Gurgen Dumanyan introduced the welcoming speech of the NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, where the NA President highlights the opening of the library of Russian books and the Armenian-Russian Parliamentary Club, and the fact that it takes place within the framework of the state visit of the RF President Vladimir Putin to Armenia. Hovik Abrahamyan evaluates the strategic partnership based on the historical and cultural relations of the two states. In his welcoming speech the NA Speaker expresses conviction that the Armenian-Russian Parliamentary Club will become a venue of new meetings and discussions not only for the parliamentarians, but also for the representatives of the community of the two countries, which, undoubtedly, will have its contribution to the deepening of the cultural and humanitarian ties and will permanently be enriched with the modern works, as well as the works of the Russian classical writers.

In the event the Head of the Presidential Department of the Inter-Territorial and Cultural Ties with Foreign Countries of the RF President’s Staff Vladimir Chernov, the deputy of the RF State Duma, Three-Time Olympic Champion Irina Rodnina, the member of the Committee on Security and Combating Corruption of the RF State Duma, the Deputy Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the RA National Assembly and the RF Federal Assembly Boris Reznik, the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Artak Davtyan, the former Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the RA Vyacheslav Kovalenko delivered welcoming speeches.