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On March 6 the RA Parliamentary delegation led by the NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, being on a working visit in Lithuania met the Vice President of the Lithuanian Seimas Erikas Tamašauskas in Vilnius. Discussing issues relating to the effective cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries and emphasized the further rapprochement of the inter-parliamentary relations.

Mr Sharmazanov has noted that the Armenian authorities have political will and resoluteness to ensure the continuity of democratic reforms in the country. The NA Deputy Speaker and Erikas Tamašauskas have also exchanged thoughts over the regional developments, particularly touched upon issues of regional security.

In connection with the NK conflict the Vice President of the Lithuanian Seimas has noted that he highlights the conflict settlement, which is fixed on the basis of three well-known principles, underlining that without realization of the self-determination right of the Artsakh people it’s not possible to solve the problem.

Touching upon the Armenian-Turkish relations Eduard Sharmazanov has said that the aspirations of the neighbouring Turkey to integrate into European family are not realistic, unless Turkey tries to contact Armenia in the language of preconditions. Continuing to keep the Armenian-Turkish border closed and blockading the neighbouring country, this country implements a denial policy.