On June 3 President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to Armenia Mr. Onno Elderenbosch (residence in Tbilisi) on the occasion of the completion of his mission.

During the talk the Head of the Armenian Parliament expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Elderenbosch for the close cooperation of the past years. Mr. H. Abrahamyan highly assessed the Ambassador’s work and stressed that the goodwill and assistance of the Netherlands had always been felt in Armenia both directly and within the format of cooperation with the European Union. He expressed hope that later the Armenian-Dutch cooperation would be continued to develop in the political, trade-economic, cultural and other spheres, despite the influence of the world financial-economic crisis. In that context Mr. H. Abrahamyan expressed hope that in near future it would be possible to activate the contacts between the legislators of the two countries.

The interlocutors highly assessed the parliamentary and expert exchange programmes existing already between the parliaments of Armenia and the Netherlands. They highlighted the cooperation between the Control Chambers of the two countries, as well as the exchange of experience in the tax and customs spheres.

During the meeting the sides also discussed issues regarding the inner political situation of Armenia and stability of the South Caucasus region.

Summing up the talk Mr. H. Abrahamyan wished successes to Ambassador Elderenbosch in his endeavours and expressed hope he would continue his friendly relations with our country after completing his diplomatic mission, too.