Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
February 2, 2018 Friday



Armenia's parliament speaker praises Mexico's balanced position on NK conflict



YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of the National Assembly of
Armenia Ara Babloyan received on February 2 newly appointed Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UnitedMexicanStates to the
Republic of Armenia Norma Pensado Moreno (residence in Moscow). As
ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the parliament of
Armenia, Ara Babloyan congratulated the Ambassador on the appointment
and hoped that she will be able to deepen Armenian-Mexican friendship.

According to the parliament speaker, the two nations have warm and
friendly relations, irrespective of the distance between the
countries. The head of the Armenian parliament highlighted the steps
aimed at deepening inter-parliamentary relations, stressing the works
of the friendship groups operating in both parliaments.

Ara Babloyan praised the balanced position of Mexico on Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement.

“Artsakh issue must be solved exclusively through peaceful means under
the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. Democracy is our sole
weapon. Such issues should not be solved by forces”, the National
Assembly Speaker said.

He referred to the recent visit of the Mexican parliamentarians to
Armenia and Artsakh, highlighting the importance of mutual visits.

Thanking for the reception, the Ambassador highlighted the deepening
of friendly relations between Mexico and Armenia, highlighting the
role of inter-parliamentary relations in that context. “Parliamentary
diplomacy is a key component of traditional diplomacy and we highly
assess the mutual visits of Mexican and Armenian parliamentarians”,
Norma Pensado Moreno said.

The Ambassador assured that after the upcoming parliamentary elections
in Mexico the parliamentary friendship group will be re-established
and will conduct productive activities.