RA NA SPEAKER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RECEIVES THE ARMENIAN MEMBER OF THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT ESABELLE DINGIZIAN

National Assembly of RA
March 30 2010
Armenia

On March 29 RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received the
Armenian deputy of Riksdag, the Swedish Parliament, the member of the
Green Party Esabelle Dingizian. The Speaker of RA National Assembly
highly assessed the deputy’s participation in the adoption of the
resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Parliament
and in the name of her he thanked the Speaker of Riksdag and all
other deputies, who voted for the adoption of the resolution. Hovik
Abrahamyan noted that the condemnation of the Armenian Genocide by
the Swedish Parliament was one more step in order to prevent such
crimes in the world in future.

Expressing her gratitude for the invitation and reception Esabelle
Dingizian noted that the adoption of the resolution was the beginning
of the cooperation with the Armenian Parliament, and she was ready
to promote the development of that cooperation.

RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan said that an
Armenian-Swedish Friendship Parliamentary Group had been set up in
the Armenian Parliament, and the creation of such group would be also
desirable in the Swedish Parliament. Hovik Abrahamyan said that he
had intention to organize a forum of the Armenian members of all the
parliaments of the world in Yerevan, which would be useful for knowing
Armenia, for getting information, mutual contacts and cooperation.

In the course of the meeting the sides also touched upon the
Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh problem.