Armenian NA vice-speaker receives Korean parliament speaker

On April 20, the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov met with the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Korea Chung Ui-hwa during his working visit to Moscow.

The sides discussed the bilateral programmes aimed at the development of parliamentary cooperation and a concrete agreement was reached for the support being expected by the Parliament of Korea to the NA and cooperation programme. Mr Chung Ui-hwa was interested from Eduard Sharmazanov in the Armenian-Azerbaijani problems, the progress of education and economy in Armenia: the RA NA Deputy Speaker presented comprehensive information regarding the issues.

During the conversation Eduard Sharmazanov talked about the Nagorno Karabakh problem, the large scale aggression unleashed at the beginning of April by the Azerbaijani armed forces, the handwriting of ISIS terrorist organization noticed in Azerbaijan’s actions, as well as the organisation of education in the RA and the current situation of economy.

The RA NA Deputy Speaker has documented that one of the main obstacles of the quick development of the RA economy is keeping Armenia factually under blockade by the Turkish authorities.

The Speaker of the Korean Parliament thanked the RA NA Deputy Speaker for presenting detailed information and assured that the Korean Parliament will continue the close cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia.