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Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan met with the Speaker of the National Assembly Maja Gojkovic as part of the official visit to Serbia. As the press department at the parliament reported, welcoming the delegation led by her Armenian colleague in the Serbian Parliament Maja Gojkovic noted that the two peoples have historical warm relations.

Maja Gojkovic, specifically, mentioned about the assistance shown to Armenia by the Serbian people after 1988 Spitak earthquake, and during its transportation the Serbian pilots fell victims of plane crash. She added that Armenia in its turn was one of the countries that showed humanitarian aid to those who suffered from the disastrous flood occurred in Serbia several years ago.

Ararat Mirzoyan, in his turn thanked his colleague for the invitation and warm reception and has reaffirmed the friendly ties existing between the two peoples, where the Armenian community in Serbia that gets support from official Belgrade, also plays its role. Ararat Mirzoyan has noted that the potential of huge political and economic cooperation exists between the two countries which confidently should be called into life with joint efforts. The process of visa denial is also characteristic between the two countries.

The parties discussed the perspectives of deepening the relations between the two countries, the possible economic cooperation, the more intensive cooperation of the two parliaments at bilateral level between the Friendship Groups and Standing Committees, as well as on multilateral platforms.

While touching upon the conflicts of Kosovo and Nagorno Karabakh the heads of the two countries’ parliaments have agreed that despite the differences existing between them, the peaceful negotiations have no alternative and have reached an agreement at least not to harm each other’s interests on the international platforms.