FRIENDSHIP GROUP TO BE ESTABLISHED IN URUGUAY PARLIAMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 16, 2010 – 15:55 AMT 10:55 GMT

Armenia’s Ambassador to Argentine and Uruguay Vladimir Karmirshalyan,
who is on a working visit to Montevideo, met with Uruguayan
Vice-President and Chairman of the National Congress Danilo Astori
on April 14. During the meeting, Amb. Karmirshalyan presented the
current situation of the Armenian-Uruguayan relations and confirmed
the Armenian authorities’ intention to boost them.

At the same time, the Ambassador noted that he arrived in Uruguay
to take part in the events dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. Mr. Karmirshalyan also expressed gratitude to the
Uruguayan Vice-President for the first-ever official recognition of
the Armenian Genocide by Uruguay.

For his part, Mr. Astori said that the Armenian community of Uruguay
is a part of the country’s society. "They are good Uruguayans, as well
as they are good Armenians, who remain committed to their culture,
traditions and language," the Vice-President noted, adding that
Armenians of Uruguay actively contribute to the country’s development.

They also discussed the Armenian-Uruguayan inter-parliamentary
relations. Specifically, Mr. Astori promised to deal personally with
the establishment of an Armenian-Uruguayan parliamentary group in
the Uruguayan parliament. The parties also paid attention to boosting
cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments.

Mr. Astori noted that he will be delighted to receive his Armenian
counterpart in Montevideo, as well as will visit Armenia at the first
opportunity, the press service of the RA Foreign Ministry reported.