ArmInfo News Agency (in Russian), Armenia
Sept 12 2008

Armenian leader, Czech speaker discuss ties, regional situation

Yerevan, 12 September: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today meet
Czech Speaker Premysl Sobotka, who is in Armenia on an official visit.

At the meeting, Sargsyan noted the importance of developing both
bilateral and multilateral relations with the Czech Republic, the
presidential press service has told Arminfo. He expressed his hope
that the current visit by the high-ranking official from the Czech
Republic would be an important step in the development of bilateral
relations.

For his part, the Czech speaker pointed out that he was visiting
Armenia for the second time this year. He said that he had
participated in Sargsyan’s inauguration ceremony which testified to
the Czech Republic’s interest in Armenia.

The two men also discussed the recent events in the South Caucasus
region. Sargsyan said that it was necessary to respect all the main
principles of international law and that people’s aspiration to
self-determination should not be a reason for ethnic cleansing.