Alen Simonyan to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart in Istanbul

(Horizon Media / YEREVAN) – Armenia’s National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan announced Tuesday that he is expected to meet with his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Georgia on the sidelines of the upcoming 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), set to take place in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Simonyan will lead an Armenian parliamentary delegation to the gathering, scheduled for April 16 to 19, which will bring together speakers of parliaments from a wide range of countries. According to his statement, bilateral meetings are planned at this stage with the speakers of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The planned meeting follows an earlier engagement between Simonyan and Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova during the 151st IPU Assembly held in Geneva.