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4 April 2008

Raffi Hovannisian Meets Ukrainian Deputy FM Kostiantyn Yelisieiev

Yerevan–Today Raffi K. Hovannisian received at the National Assembly an
official Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kostiantyn Yelisieiev. The visiting delegation, which is in Armenia to hold
consultations with the Armenian foreign ministry, also wished to conduct a
special meeting with the leader of the Heritage Party’s parliamentary group
and Armenia’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs Raffi Hovannisian. During
the meeting, Hovannisian presented Heritage’s position on the foreign policy
challenges facing Armenia, the pacific and lawful resolution of Artsakh’s
quest for liberty, the European integration aspirations of Armenia, and the
avenues for overcoming the current political crisis in the Republic. MP
Larisa Alaverdyan, Heritage’s member in the Armenia-Ukraine Parliamentary
Friendship Group, also took part in the meeting.

Reflecting on the Mountainous Karabagh conflict and the document recently
adopted by the UN General Assembly with Ukraine’s support, Raffi Hovannisian
expressed regret that sometimes tabled resolutions are based solely on the
situational interests of states, while in other instances
selectively-applied rules for conflict settlement are applied at will. These
kinds of measures, in Hovannisian’s firm belief, can serve neither the just
and juridical solution of such key issues nor the consolidation of regional
security.

Within the framework of deepening Armenian-Ukrainian relations, the parties
also underscored the need for continual and effective cooperation between
the legislatures of the two countries and the well-aimed activities of the
Armenia-Ukraine Friendship Group.

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central office is located at 31 Moscovian Street, Yerevan 0002, Armenia,
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