Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Speaker of the National Assembly Samvel Nikoyan received on February 19 a 15-member Congressional Delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives headed by Chairman David Dreier.

President Sargsyan hosted a dinner for the delegation, which included five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Ambassador John Heffern, the presidential press service reports.

Congressman Dreier, Chair of the House Democracy Partnership, highlighted the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections to the bilateral relationship and urged the government and all the political parties to “do everything in their power to ensure free, fair, and credible elections.”

The delegation expressed interest in developing closer ties between the National Assembly and the U.S. Congress.