18:02, 5 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. President of the Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan today received Mexico's senators Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum and Indira Kempis Martínez.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the office of the President of Armenia, welcoming the guests, President Khachaturyan noted that Armenia highly appreciates the adoption of the document on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Senate of Mexico on February 8 of this year and the invaluable contribution of the senators in that matter.

"I am happy for this meeting, which creates an opportunity to send you words of gratitude for your political position in the Mexican Senate, especially in the context of supporting the Armenian Genocide recognition process. It is very important for us that you have taken that step, since the Armenian Genocide is one of the most painful pages in the history of our nation.

I would also like to thank you for your position and support regarding our current situation. I am about the aggression carried out by Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia in September of last year."

Thanking for the reception, Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum noted: "The Armenian Genocide is, first of all, about the violation of human rights. The senators understand very well that the topics that concern the violation of human rights must be constantly visible so that such crimes never happen again."

During the meeting, the President of Armenia presented the Mexican parliamentarians with details about regional realities, the origin and content of the Karabakh conflict. Vahagn Khachaturyan also touched on the issue of the blockade of the Lachin humanitarian corridor by Azerbaijan, as a result of which the 120,000 people of Nagorno-Karabakh are facing the threat of a humanitarian crisis.

During the conversation, the importance of inter-parliamentary cooperation, as well as the need to activate high-level mutual visits, was emphasized by both sides. Reference was made to the opportunities for the development of cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism and trade and economy and the most effective realization of the existing potential.