On December 9, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan received Smail Benamara, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Republic of Armenia.

As reported by the RA National Assembly, congratulating the ambassador on his arrival in Armenia, Alen Simonyan expressed hope that the ambassador will contribute to the development of Armenian-Algerian relations with his activities. Alen Simonyan noted that the Arab direction is important in Armenia’s foreign policy, and there are many successful examples of political dialogue and cooperation with many Arab countries on international platforms.

The strengthening of inter-parliamentary relations was emphasized on both sides, which will open a new page of cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries, based on partnership and great perspectives.

At the end of the meeting, it was noted that December 30 will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Algeria, and it is a good opportunity to set agendas.