Meeting at the RA NA Standing Committee on foreign relations

On February 4 the Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Artak Zakaryan, the Deputy Chairman Alexander Arzumanyan, members of the committee Tevan Poghosyan and Edmon Marukyan met with Bahrain-Armenia Friendship Group Delegation of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Welcoming the guests the Committee Chairman highlighted the parliamentarians’ role in the development and reinforcement of the relations between the two countries and peoples.

In the course of the meeting, touching upon the processes going on in the Near East and the Armenian-Turkish relations the sides highlighted their striving to regional peace. Artak Zakaryan has noted that the Armenians like Bahrainis are peace-loving people, and they wish to have good relations with the neighbouring countries.

Thanking for the warm reception Hassan Eyad Bu Khamas, Head of the Bahraini Parliamentary Delegation, has noted that Bahrain wishes to strengthen the relations established with Armenia. The Head of the delegation has said that Bahrain is a small island, however it has registered serious development in several spheres. Hassan Eyad Bu Khamas highlighted the development and deepening of economic and trade relations between the two countries.

In the reinforcement of bilateral relations the sides emphasized the mutual visits and contacts.

During the meeting the interlocutors also touched upon the RA presidential elections, the Nagorno Karabakh problem and the world financial-economic crisis. According to the Committee Deputy Chairman, the fact of touching upon the NK issue frequently within the framework of the League of Arab States and Islamic Conference by Azerbaijan cannot only impede the peaceful settlement of the problem, but also transmit a dangerous colouration to the conflict. Alexander Arzumanyan has assured the guests that the issue does not contain any religious hint.

At the meeting both sides also touched upon other issues of bilateral interest.