/PanARMENIAN.Net/ National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan Friday received newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Armenia Achal Kumar Malhotra.

Congratulating the diplomat on his appointment, Armenian Speaker expressed hope that he would promote the development and strengthening of Armenian-Indian ties.

With regard to inter-parliamentary relations, Mr. Abrahamyan stressed the importance of legal cooperation between parliamentary friendship groups, as well as collaboration within international organizations.

In turn, Indian Ambassador promised to invest his best efforts in developing bilateral relations in various spheres.

He also informed RA Parliament Speaker of his country’s plans to open an IT education center in Armenia.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Abrahamyan asked Achal Kumar Malhotra to convey to Indian Parliament speaker his invitation to visit Armenia, RA NA official Web site reports.