On August 15, Artak Zakaryan, Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, the RA NA MPs Mher Shahgeldyan, Edmon Marukyan and Khachatur Kokobelyan had a working meeting with the U.S. Congressional Delegation headed by Steve Chabot, Chairman of the House Small Business Committee.
Welcoming the U.S. Congressmen at the Armenian Parliament, Artak Zakaryan highlighted the nature of the Armenian-American cooperation, noted that since the Independence of Armenia, the Armenian-American relations has contained a large scope of interactions.
The Committee Chairman noted that
It was also noted that the RA highly appreciates the continuous support shown by the
Highlighting the promotion of the Armenian-American economic cooperation, Artak Zakaryan mentioned that IT is a successful sphere of the Armenian-American economic interaction where the American side is a leader in investments. Totally, more than 550 enterprises are registered in the RA with
In the development of interparliamentary relations Artak Zakaryan spotlighted the activities of the Congressional Armenian Caucus. The Caucus members play a pivotal role for the support in raising and backing up such issues as the Armenian Genocide, financing of
Artak Zakaryan underscored the
The exercise of the right to self-determination and the definition of legal status of Nagorno Karabakh through negotiations between the parties were highlighted, for achieving lasting and complete political settlement.
The Committee Chairman highlighted the
In relation to the Armenian –Turkish relations, the following fact was highlighted: the
Touching upon the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, it was noted that more than 40 US States have recognized the Armenian Genocide. Artak Zakaryan expressed hope that the issue will be solved at the Congressional level in the future. It was mentioned that the Members of the US Congress also participated in the events dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
The
Steve Chabot, Head of the Delegation of
He informed that he will convey all the issues raised by the Armenian parliamentarians to his
Touching upon the NK conflict, the
The
Pertaining to the Armenian Genocide, the
The RA MPs Edmon Marukyan, Mher Shahgedyan and Khachatur Kokobelyan also attached importance to the peaceful settlement of the NK conflict, stressed the cohesive position of all the forces in the parliament on regulation principles.
Mr. Richard M. Mills,
US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to