1 / 1

On February 10, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Galust Sahakyan received Johannes Douma, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Armenia.

Welcoming the guest, the Speaker of the National Assembly highlighted the activation of the bilateral political contacts and the rapprochement of the inter-parliamentary cooperation, documenting that current level of the relations is still insufficient.

Galust Sahakyan has noted that in the relations of the states as open institutes, the parliaments of the countries are of great importance, and they promote the development and the strengthening of the bilateral ties.

The Head of the Parliament expressed hope that due to the Ambassador’s activities it will be possible to develop the bilateral relations, reaching them to a new level. In this context he highlighted the cooperation at the international platforms, as well as in political, trade-economic and cultural spheres.

Thanking Galust Sahakyan for the reception, Ambassador Johannes Douma has noted that Armenia is a reliable partner for the European Union and he has added that he will promote the further development of the RA-EU cooperation with his actions.

During the talk Galust Sahakyan and Johannes Douma touched upon the RA-EU future legal document, and the joint programmes to be implemented.