Tuesday, February 13 2018 12:12

ArmInfo.President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev visited the National Assembly on February 12, where he met with Parliament Speaker Ara Babloyan.

As National Assembly press service informs, Babloyan welcoming Radev,  expressed confidence that the visit will contribute to the  strengthening and rapprochement of the relations between the Armenian  and Bulgarian peoples.

According to Babloyan, Armenia attaches importance to the stable  development of relations with Bulgaria, deepening the political  dialogue.

The Chairman of the National Assembly addressed the development of  parliamentary diplomacy and the activation of the activities of the  friendship groups of the two countries, as well as the need for  effective cooperation at inter-parliamentary platforms.

Babloyan thanked the Bulgarian people and authorities for their  attitude to the Armenian community, noting that Armenians are worthy  citizens who contribute to the development of Bulgaria.

The Head of the Parliament touched upon the constitutional changes,  the system of parliamentary government in Armenia and the enhancement  of the role of the National Assembly of Armenia. Babloyan presented  the situation in the region and confirmed Armenia's approach to the  settlement of the Karabakh conflict - to solve the problem by  peaceful negotiation.

The President of the Republic of Bulgaria thanked for the reception  and introduced the delegation, which also includes parliamentarians.

Rumen Radev said in his speech that the Bulgarian parliament, which  has traditions of parliamentary administration, is the guarantor of  democratic changes in his country. He welcomed the steps taken by the  Republic of Armenia to deepen democracy.

The President noted that since January 2018, Bulgaria has been  chairing the Council of the European Union, and, referring to the  Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Expanded Partnership Agreement, assured  that his country will begin the process of ratification.  Speaking  about the Karabakh conflict, Radev noted that Bulgaria should unite  efforts with the EU on this issue - to stabilize the situation in the  region.

The President of Bulgaria has entered a record in the Book of  Honorary Guests of Parliament.

At the end of the meeting, NA Speaker Ara Babloyan informed Radev  that for the significant contribution to the new direction for the  introduction of the epileptic surgery - four doctors of the Sofia  University Hospital, Sveti Ivan Rilski awarded the Commemorative  Medal of the Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia.