Armenian political representatives from parliaments abroad meet in Yerevan

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
17 Jun 04

The Armenian MPs of 25 counties’ parliaments around the world and their
colleagues from other nationalities assembled in the Armenian capital
[on 17 June]. A session of the Armenian Assembly of [Deputy] Friendship
will be held for the first time in Armenia, on Friday [18 June].

President Robert Kocharyan received the MPs who had arrived from
abroad at his residence on Thursday [17 June]. He expressed the hope
that this event will continue.

We have gained a working experience with those countries where there
is an Armenian Diaspora and have many friends there. We are interested
in consolidation of friendly relations and will enrich them by various
means. The participants of the Yerevan assembly are sure, irrespective
of the results, that the assembly itself is a significant start for
Armenia-Diaspora political relations.

[Video showed the meeting.]