Nordic and Baltic Parliamentarians Emphasize Readiness to Support Armenia in the European Integration Process

YEREVAN — The Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, hosted a delegation of speakers and deputy speakers from the parliaments of Nordic and Baltic countries at the National Assembly. The delegation included the President of the Riigikogu of Estonia, Lauri Hussar; the Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia, Daiga Mieriņa; the Speaker of the Eduskunta of Finland, Jussi Halla-aho; the President of the Storting of Norway, Masud Gharahkhani; the Deputy Speaker of the Folketing of Denmark, Karsten Hønge; the Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania, Juozas Olekas; the Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag of Sweden, Kenneth Forslund; and several other officials.

During the expanded discussions, which were also attended by members of Armenia’s National Assembly, Alen Simonyan expressed gratitude to the visiting officials, emphasizing that such a high-level delegation visit is of great importance to the Republic of Armenia. “On behalf of the National Assembly and myself, I deeply appreciate the commitment of all delegations to visit Armenia and support our young democracy. Armenia attaches great importance to its relations with each country in this format—both as bilateral partners and as EU member or associated states. Armenia remains committed to democratic reforms, which are essential for sustainable development, good governance, the rule of law, and progress in human rights. We are grateful for your continued support of these reforms,” said the Speaker of the National Assembly.

The speakers and deputy speakers of the Nordic and Baltic parliaments, in turn, thanked Alen Simonyan for the warm reception, stating that they were impressed by Armenia. They reaffirmed their unconditional support for Armenia’s territorial integrity and praised Armenia’s efforts to establish lasting peace in the region. They also highlighted their readiness to support Armenia in its European integration process, emphasizing their willingness to contribute to this endeavor.

The discussions also touched on inter-parliamentary cooperation, Armenia-EU relations, ongoing reforms in Armenia, and other issues related to regional developments.