On August 30 the NA Vice President Vahan Hovhanissyan received the delegation, being in Armenia with an official visit, headed by Rafael Antonio Bielsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cults of the Republic of Argentina.The members of Armenia - Argentina Parliamentary Friendship Group participated in the meeting.

Welcoming the guests, the NA Vice President highlighted the strengthening of relations between the two countries, considered necessary the development of inter-parliamentary communications, allocating in this plan activity of parliamentary friendship groups. Vahan Hovhanissyan highly estimated the positive position of Argentina in the international structures during the discussion of the issues related to Armenia, thanked for voting in the United Nations for the benefit of Armenia in the context of the Karabakh conflict, and also for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Argentinean legislative body and institutions of local self-government bodies and for the special reference towards the issue. Armenia also is ready to promote Argentina in various international structures. It was noted that Argentina is the greatest country - investor in the economy of Armenia, in this context the activity of Eduardo Eurnekian was highlighted.

Rafael Antonio Bielsa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cults of Argentinean Republic also emphasized the activation of mutual cooperation of the two countries, development of inter-parliamentary ties, the cooperation in the international structures. The importance of parliamentary diplomacy, the necessity of activation of cooperation of parliamentary friendship groups was noted. Minister noted that by the end of this year the embassy of the Republic of Argentina will be opened in Armenia. Addressing to the problem of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the minister noted that one of the leading conservative newspapers of Argentina in its editorial touched upon the problem of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, writing that historically the Armenian Genocide is one of the most insufficiently discussed genocides, which, according to the minister, is important in the process of the discussion of the issue and recognition of the Genocide.

By the request of the guests Mr. Hovhanissyan touched upon the constitutional amendments being underway in Armenia, presented in detail the amendments being made in the Constitution.