Dzhemma Baghdasarian: Armenia in many spheres of the economy is not  inferior to Bulgaria in its development

ArmInfo. Armenian and Bulgarian parliamentarians in Sofia, within the framework of the working visit of the Armenian delegation to Bulgaria, signed a memorandum on  cooperation, which provides for the exchange of information,  activation of cooperation, prompt ratification of previously signed  bilateral agreements, as well as the implementation of the planned  programs.  According to the results of the visit to Bulgaria, the  co-chairman of the Armenia-Bulgaria friendship group, Dzhemma   Baghdasaryan, stated.

She noted that this was the first visit of the Armenian parliamentary  delegation to Bulgaria, but before the Bulgarian parliamentary  delegation has already visited Armenia. According to her, during the  visit, providing a number of important high-level meetings, special  emphasis was placed on the issue of Bulgaria recognize the Armenian  Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. The Armenian parliamentarians also  thanked Sofia for a balanced position on the Karabakh issue,  stressing that the Armenian side is committed  exclusively peaceful  settlement of the conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group.

Within the framework of the visit, the possibility of opening a  direct air service between Yerevan and Sofia was also discussed,  which will facilitate activation of bilateral relations and  development of tourism.

Despite the fact that Bulgaria is a member of the EU, the Armenian  parliamentarians during the visit noticed that Armenia is in some  areas of their development is not inferior to her, in particular, we  are talking about the areas of constitutional law, economics, energy,  agriculture.

The MP also noted that during the visit the representatives of the  friendship group met with the Armenian community.