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On April 23 RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan received the Head of the Italian Parliamentary delegation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Riccardo Migliori, who would represent the Italian Parliament in the events of commemoration of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.

On April 23 RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan received the Head of the Italian Parliamentary delegation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Riccardo Migliori, who would represent the Italian Parliament in the events of commemoration of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Hovik Abrahamyan thanked the Italian MP for being in Armenia during these days, noting that every country should condemn the genocide because it’s a crime not only to one nation, but also to the whole mankind, and the condemnation of such crimes would prevent their repetition in future. In the words of the Armenian Parliament President, it will be appraised in a right way and by the international community if Turkey itself accepts the fact of the Armenian Genocide.

Riccardo Migliori noted that every country should accept its historical mistakes: if Italy, Germany had done it, why shouldn’t Turkey do that too?

Touching upon the Armenian-Turkish protocols and the processes following them the RA National Assembly President noted that while Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic relations without preconditions, the Turkish authorities constantly avoid, show irresponsible attitude, connect the protocols with the NK conflict, which is unacceptable for Armenia, and the President of our country has signed a decree for preventing the procedure of the protocols’ ratification.

Regarding the NK conflict the Head of the Italian Parliamentary delegation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly highlighted the Madrid principles, noting that the conflict should be solved through political, but not through military way. Hovik Abrahamyan noted that the Armenian authorities had adopted a policy of regulating the relations and solving the conflict in peaceful way. Highly assessing the OSCE PA efforts in the direction of ensuring peace in the region and settling the conflicts, as well as the objective participation of the OSCE PA President Joao Soares in the discussions over NK conflict, Hovik Abrahamyan said that the conflict should be solved within the framework of OSCE PA Group in peaceful way. RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan highlighted the OSCE PA activity and cooperation with that structure, expressing willingness to more deepen the relations.

The interlocutors also touched upon the role of inter-parliamentary diplomacy. In this context Hovik Abrahamyan recorded that it’s necessary to activate the ties between the parliaments of Armenia and Italy. Riccardo Migliori expressed hope that his visit would promote the rapprochement of relations.

RA National Assembly President conveyed his greetings through the Italian MP to the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Gianfranco Fini and reaffirmed his invitation directed to him to visit Armenia.