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On September 20, the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov received the Armenian Member of the Turkish Parliament Garo Paylan, who was in Armenia to take part in Armenia-Diaspora Sixth Forum.

The RA NA former deputy Aragats Akhoyan also attended the meeting.

Welcoming the guest in the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov highly assessed Garo Paylan’s activities and his efforts aimed at the establishment of democracy in Turkey and the civil high position. “We are very proud that we have members in the Turkish Parliament of the Armenian origin. I would like especially to appreciate your personal contribution: we follow with pride and attention your activities. The incident that happened with you, once again shows that Turkey has not been changed during 100 years. 100 years ago Grigor Zohrab was killed by being stoned in the Parliament of Ottoman Turkey, after 100 years they hit you in the Turkish Parliament for your convictions. But, despite that, you have preserved your civil high position,” the RA NA Deputy Speaker said. Eduard Sharmazanov touched upon the relations with the Diaspora and the problems, and highlighted the deepening of the Motherland-Diaspora relations and the steps of Armenia directed to the solution of the Diaspora problems.

At the meeting the sides referred to the regional problems, the issue of the international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, the Nagorno Karabakh problem settlement, which according to the RA NA Deputy Speaker’s assessment, is the Artsakh manifestation of the Armenian cause.

Garo Paylan thanked the RA NA Deputy Speaker for being hosted in the Armenian Parliament, touched upon the policy of Turkey and its concerning revelations, made parallels between today’s Turkish policy and the events occurred 100 years ago.