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On September 15, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the delegation led by the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg Alexander Belsky.

At the meeting details on violation of ceasefire regime by the armed forces of Azerbaijan on September 13, casualties and the shelling of the Armenian positions were discussed. The agreement for ceasefire was touched upon, the interlocutors expressed hope that it will be lasting.

“The military-political leadership of Azerbaijan tries to reach its maximalist goals and ignores the efforts of the Armenian side for the establishment of peace in the region,” Alen Simonyan noted, reminding Alexander Belsky that the authorities addressed to the international community, presenting the current situation.

He has added that he calls on his international colleagues and allies for distinctly and targeted responding to the maximum to the actions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and take effective steps for supporting the efforts of the Republic of Armenia, in the future to prevent such actions.

During the meeting issues on the Armenian-Russian parliamentary cooperation were also discussed. The Russian colleague presented the agenda of the meetings during the visit to Armenia, noting that a Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Elders of Yerevan and the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg was signed, which would give an opportunity to outline new vectors for effective and constructive cooperation.