Serzh Sargsyan and Swedish parliamentarian discussed issues of deeper  cooperation between states 

ArmInfo. The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the Delegation of the Kingdom of Sweden headed by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 

Swedish Parliament Kenneth G. Forslund. 

As the press-service of the President told ArmInfo, the President 

noting the dynamic development of the relations between the states, 

assured that Armenia is interested in deeper cooperation with Sweden. 

He noticed that the will to reach a new level in relations is based 

not only on economic and political interests but on common values as 

well. According to him, Sweden is a state-example in the issues of 

devotion to European values, held democracy, a high level of 

protection of human rights, the rule of law that Armenia seeks for by 

implementing system reforms. 

In his turn, Forslund noted that the questions of policy of eastern 

neighborhood and the program of EU Eastern Partnership are actively 

discussed in the Parliament of Sweden. "All the programs which 

initiates the EU in cooperation with the "Eastern Partnership" 

states, have the support of our Parliament", he said.  During the 

meeting, the sides also discussed the current stage of negotiations 

between EU and Armenia on the new legislative document, and also the 

upcoming Parliament elections in Armenia.