President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will pay an official visit to Moscow on May 16-18, according to information published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, May 5.

"Interparliamentary ties are developing ... The chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan is scheduled to pay an official visit to Moscow on May 16-18," the announcement said.

The statement also noted that a delegation of the Federal Assembly of Russia visited Yerevan on April 24 to participate in events commemorating the Armenian Genocide.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, meanwhile, is due to arrive in Armenia for a two-day working trip on May 5-6.