Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Tuesday


'Freedom and human rights are above everything' – Mexican MP says
during Artsakh visit



YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Members of the Parliament of Mexico
Blanca Margarita Cuata Dominguez, Maria Cristina Teresa Garcia Bravo,
and Carlos Hernández Mirón and Vice Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament
Eduard Sharmazanov on October 24 were hosted in the Artsakh
Parliament, the parliament told Armenpress.

The guests were welcomed by Parliament Speaker Ashot Ghoulyan who said
the Artsakh Republic is interested in having friendly relations with
different countries. He said this visit is a very good beginning for
the bilateral relations.

Speaking about the fight of the Artsakh people, Vice Speaker of the
Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov touched upon the anti-Armenian
propaganda by the Azerbaijani authorities, as well as the regular
military operations in the line of contact.

“The Artsakh people’s fight is not against Azerbaijan, their fight is
for freedom and peace”, Sharmazanov said.

In response to the question of MP Blanca Margarita Cuata Dominguez on
the reasons of restriction of Artsakh freedom by Azerbaijan, Ashot
Ghoulyan said it is possible to present Artsakh in international
platforms through parliamentary ties and ban Azerbaijan’s
anti-Armenian propaganda.

“Our visit is a very good precedent for the further visits of Mexican
officials and we are going to cooperate with you since we believe that
freedom and human rights are above everything”, Blanca Margarita Cuata
Dominguez said.

MP Carlos Hernández Mirón highlighted the importance of the meeting
and noted: “It’s very important that we raise voices during such
meetings and call for peace and dialogue”.

The meeting also touched upon the process of statebuilding in Artsakh,
the structure of the Parliament and inter-parliamentary ties.

At the end of the meeting Ashot Ghoulyan expressed hope that the
inter-parliamentary relations with Mexico will further deepen.

The meeting was also attended by Vice Speaker of the Artsakh
Parliament Vahram Balayan and Deputy Foreign Minister Felix
Khachatryan.

The Mexican lawmakers also met with the representatives of the Artsakh
parliamentary factions.