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“We give our full support to Armenia on its path towards joining the EU. It is a lengthy and complicated process but we are ready to share our experiences and support Armenia in carrying out the necessary reforms. I firmly believe that Armenia belongs in Europe,” Hussar said at the meeting with Armenian leaders.
Other topics of conversation included the situation in the Southern Caucasus region and the world at large, including the impact of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Hussar emphasised the need to continue supporting Ukraine, because if Ukraine should not win the war initiated by Russia, the future of many other countries would become under threat as well. “If Russia’s imperialist ambitions should come out on top in Ukraine, countries like Armenia would also find it difficult to continue their independent development,” he said, adding that Ukraine needed every kind of support from the democratic world, here and now.
The seven European Speakers met the Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan and Vice President Hakob Arshakyan, as well as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The heads of parliaments also took part in a panel discussion with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice focussing on peace, democracy, and Armenia’s European ambitions, with topics ranging from regional security, democratic development and reforms, and further cooperation with Nordic countries and Baltic states, as well as the EU. Today’s schedule includes a meeting with the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and the Standing Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly of Armenia.
The Speakers of the parliaments of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden are taking part in the three-day visit.
Photos (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)
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Source: Parliament of Estonia