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Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Ara Babloyan, who is in Moscow, Russia on a working visit, on Wednesday took part in the opening of the exhibition titled “Together” in the State Duma.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Russia and the 300th anniversary of Russia and New Nakhijevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the parliament’s press office told Panorama.am.

“Last year Armenia and Russia celebrated the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations – a new turning phase in our peoples’ glorious history. 300 years ago Russia and New Nakhijevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church was founded, which is the spiritual centre of the Armenians of Russia, who faithfully serve to their new Motherland, preserving their national identity,” the top Armenia official said in his remarks delivered at the event.

“In the last quarter of the century the Armenian-Russian relations are steadily developing, reaching the allied [level], which meets our peoples’ vital interests and aspirations,” he said.

Mr Babloyan stressed the treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Aid serves as the cornerstone of the Russian-Armenian inter-state relations, adding its 20th anniversary was marked in 2017.

According to the source, the exhibition “Together” features companies representing different spheres of Armenia’s economy – information and innovative technologies, agriculture, wine-making, food industry, tourism and the others. Companies, which are well-known to the Russian consumer, as well as those that are to present their goods and services in the Russian market are also presented.

“The exhibition will allow us to enrich our bilateral cooperation and reveal new perspectives, uniting our economic, scientific-technical and cultural potential. I would like to thank all of them who had their contribution to the organization of this interesting exhibition. Welcome exhibition, I hope all of you will be interested in it,” the parliament chief said.

To note, the Armenian parliamentary delegation includes MPs Hermine Naghdalyan and Artashes Geghamyan, as well as the National Assembly Chief of Staff-Secretary General Ara Saghatelyan.

Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanyan also attended the exhibition.