Speaker of the House of Representatives of Ireland: Armenia and Ireland Have Numerous Similarities

• 10.17.2017, 10:34
•  World,  Armenia

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On October 16, the RA NA Speaker Ara Babloyan met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland Seán Ó Fearghaíl, the press service of the RA NA informs. 

Ara Babloyan noted that Armenia is interested in expanding its relations with Ireland in bilateral and multilateral formats. In his opinion, a great potential exists for the activation of the political dialogue and the development of relations between Armenia and Ireland.

The Head of the Parliament underlined that Armenia gives great importance to the development of the relations with the EU member countries, including Ireland.

Touching upon one of the problems of the RA foreign policy agenda, the Karabakh conflict, Ara Babloyan highlighted the balanced position of Ireland in the problem settlement. "Armenia adheres to the exclusively peaceful settlement of the conflict and highly assesses the consistent efforts of the OSCE Minsk Troup Co-Chairs," the RA NA Speaker said.

In the context of the development of the inter-state relations the sides emphasized the role of the parliamentary diplomacy: it is one of the important levers of advancing the political dialogue between the countries. The interlocutors considered necessary the strengthening of the ties between the Friendship Groups.

The Head of the Parliament of Ireland underlined that the two countries have numerous similarities. He highly assessed the steps taken for the development of democracy in Armenia.

Regarding the settlement of the conflicts, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Irish Parliament expressed conviction that in that issue the only way is the peaceful negotiations.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl noted that the Armenians living in Ireland have great contribution to the development of the country.

The RA NA Speaker Ara Babloyan invited the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Irish Parliament to Armenia.