ARMENIA, CZECHIA WILLING TO DEEPEN TIES

armradio.am
07.10.2008 17:49

On October 7 Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Hovik
Abrahamyan received the delegation of the Commission on Constitutional
and Legal Issues of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
headed by Vice-Speaker Jan Kasal.

Greeting the guests, NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan emphasized the
importance of development of friendly relations with the Czech
Republic, especially turning to the opportunities of development of
trade-economic and scientific-cultural ties.

Vice Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Jan Kasal
agreed with Hovik Abrahamyan, saying Czechia stands for development of
relations with Armenia, viewing Armenia as a democratic country. Taking
into consideration that the Czech Republic will assume presidency of
the European Union in 2009, Mr. Kasal assured that the utmost will be
done for the development of relations with the EU. Mr. Kasal conveyed
an invitation to the Armenian Parliament Speaker to pay an official
visit to Prague.

During the meeting reference was made to the Karabakh conflict
resolution.

NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan assured that Armenia has always backed
the solution of the issue via peace talks, considering the OSCE
Minsk Group a correct way of coming to an agreement. The Armenian
Parliament Speaker emphasized the importance of the right of peoples
to self-determination, which will allow taking into account the will
of the NKR people and their wish to live free, which is one of the
basic norms of international law.