ArmInfo. On February 1, a meeting of the delegation of the faction of the parliament took place in the Artsakh National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia "Prosperous Armenia" headed by party leader Gagik Tsarukyan and members of the Karabakh parliament.
According to the press service of the NKR Parliament, during the conversation with the leadership of the faction, the Chairman of the Artsakh Republic Parliament Ashot Ghoulian welcomed the guests and congratulated them on the success of the extraordinary parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia. He noted that, having made his first visit to Artsakh, the faction confirms its readiness to maintain and continue to develop the existing relations.
Ashot Ghoulian stressed the need for continuous improvement of interaction between the legislative bodies of two Armenian republics, expressing the hope that as a result of joint work, it will be possible to expand the framework of parliamentary diplomacy to the benefit of solving issues of a single agenda. Head of the Prosperous Armenia faction Gagik Tsarukyan, expressing gratitude for the reception, stressed that the purpose of the visit was to acquaint the newly elected deputies with their colleagues from Artsakh and clarify the upcoming actions towards the solution of national issues.
During the meeting, the sides also discussed the issue of comprehensive presentation by the deputies of the Republic of Armenia of the Artsakh problem at international platforms and ensuring the protection of the rights of the people of Artsakh in the context of their non-recognition. Then an extended meeting was held with the participation of members of the Prosperous Armenia faction and the Artsakh National Assembly factions.
Congratulating on behalf of the Artsakh parliamentarians the newly elected deputies of the Prosperous Armenia faction, NA President Ashot Ghoulian expressed confidence that the faction will continue to actively contribute to the further development of bilateral mutually beneficial relations.
Touching upon the objectives of the visit, Gagik Tsarukyan stressed the need to transfer issues of pan- Armenian significance to the practical direction and intensify the consistent efforts of his faction in the matter of international recognition of Artsakh. "We are all representatives of one nation, and division is unacceptable on this issue. On the Artsakh issue, we must continue to strengthen our common position in order to more quickly achieve our goal of international recognition. We must be able to convince our international partners in Artsakh without preconditions" – concluded Tsarukyan.