Vladimir Litvin and Ovik Abramyan

Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin (right) and Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Ovik Abramyan shake hands during a meeting, in Yerevan (Armenia), on Monday, July 11, 2011. This day, the Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine paid an official visit to Armenia. Chairmen of Ukrainian and Armenian parliaments discussed development of economic cooperation as well as support of the Armenian community in Ukraine which includes 400 thousand members. Vladimir Litvin assured his counterpart that Ukraine takes effort to make Armenians in Ukraine feel comfortable and satisfy their spiritual and cultural needs. Chairmen of Ukrainian and Armenian parliaments called for boosting parliamentary cooperation between the parliaments, committees, groups of friendship and political factions. Photo by Anastaiya Sirotkina / POOL / UNIAN