ARMENIANS, GREEKS TO JOINTLY ATTEND GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENTS

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April 19 2010
Armenia

April 15, Greek Parliament Speaker Philippos Petsalnikos met with RA
Ambassador to Greece Gagik Ghalachyan.

The sides discussed further expansion of Armenian-Greek cooperation,
RA Foreign Ministry press service informed NEWS.am. It was noted that
formation of Armenia-Greece parliamentary friendship group in the
Greek parliament, as well as RA Speaker’s scheduled visit to Greece
in the second half of this year will give an impetus to the extension
of bilateral cooperation.

The officials also touched upon the current stage of Armenia-Turkey
reconciliation process.

Ghalachyan expressed gratitude for the Armenian Genocide resolution
approval by Greek Parliament 14 years ago, adding that this year
Armenians and Greeks will jointly participate in the events dedicated
to the 95th commemoration of Genocide.