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On July 28-29 the delegation from the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs was on an official visit to the Republic of Montenegro headed by the Committee Chairman Koryun Nahapetyan. The delegation was comprised of Committee members Karen Saribekyan, Edmon Marukyan, Ishkhan Khachatryan and Davit Harutyunyan, National  Politico - Military Program   Officer at the  OSCE Office in Yerevan.

During the visit working meetings with the Deputies of the Security and Defense Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro, Minister of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, State Secretary of Defense Ministry of Montenegro, representatives of NGOs, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro took place.

At the meetings the main directions of activities of the Defense and Security Committees of Armenia and Montenegro, achievements and challenges in parliamentary supervision, perspectives of bilateral parliamentary cooperation, procurement process in the sphere of defense and security, involvement in international peacekeeping missions of both countries, capacity building measures, the role of NGOs in democratic and civil control in the defense and security sphere, and other issues of mutual concern were discussed. During all the meetings the parties highlighted the necessity of such visits for the exchange of experience and the development of friendly relations.

It should be noted that the visit was implemented by the support of the OSCE Yerevan office.