Politics

The Prime Minister received Arin Karapet, an Armenian member of the Swedish Parliament

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Armenian member of the Swedish Parliament, the chairman of the Sweden-Armenia friendship group Arin Karapet. He arrived in Yerevan to participate in the first World Armenian Summit.

The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Karapet's visit to Armenia and maintained constant contact with the Motherland. Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the development of Armenian-Swedish inter-parliamentary and intergovernmental relations, including in the economy, promotion of Armenia's democratic agenda, and other directions. In this regard, we stressed the need to organize high-level mutual visits.

Arin Karapet first shared his impressions from the first World Armenian Summit and emphasized with satisfaction the effective conduct of the work and discussions. The Armenian deputy of the Swedish Parliament emphasized establishing and strengthening permanent ties between the Armenian deputies of the parliaments of different countries, which will contribute to pro-Armenian activities abroad.

The active activity of the Sweden-Armenia friendship group and the implementation of steps aimed at the organization of air communication between the two countries were emphasized. Several issues related to expanding cooperation between the two countries in various fields were discussed.

Issues related to strengthening Armenia-Diaspora relations and the possibility of making the first World Armenian Summit an annual event were also discussed.