The official ceremony marking the formation of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of Armenia took place in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies, according to the Armenian Embassy in Argentina.
The event was attended by the group’s chair, Deputy María Luisa González Estevarena, members of the group, representatives of the Chamber of Deputies’ Department of International and Institutional Relations, as well as Armenia’s Ambassador to Argentina Hovhannes Virabyan and Third Secretary of the embassy Ruzanna Azroyan.
Ambassador Hovhannes Virabyan thanked Deputy María Luisa González Estevarena for assuming the role of chair of the Argentina–Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group and expressed appreciation to the other members for joining the initiative. He also extended special gratitude to the group’s former chair, Deputy Lilia Lemoine, for the effective and close cooperation over the past two years.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on prospects for developing Armenian-Argentine interparliamentary cooperation, emphasizing the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in further strengthening bilateral relations. They discussed opportunities to expand cooperation within the framework of the parliamentary friendship group and outlined future joint projects and initiatives.
Both sides also underscored the important role of the Armenian community in Argentina as a vital bridge for strengthening friendship, mutual understanding and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
The participants reaffirmed their readiness to continue close cooperation to further strengthen interparliamentary ties between Armenia and Argentina and deepen the friendly relations between the two countries.
