Armenian Parliament official meets with German Bundestag President
Vice-Speaker of Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov met on Sunday with President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert, on the sidelines of the 131st session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Assembly. The two men underlined the need for developing inter-parliamentary ties and cooperation between Armenia and the EU. Speaking about the Armenian-Turkish relations, the Armenain parliament official considered Armenia’s blockade by Turkey inadmissible, condemning the language of preconditions and denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey. He stressed that in contrast with Germany, Turkey goes follows the path of falsifying the history and distorting historical facts. Eduard Sharmazanov thanked the German Parliament for adopting a resolution [in 2005] that condemns the Armenian Genocide. It is only recognition and condemnation of such heinous crimes that can prevent their recurrence, he stressed. With regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Armenian official stressed that only a peaceful and negotiated settlement of the conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group is acceptable to Armenia. The President of the Bundestag, in turn, said the military solution of the conflict is inadmissible for them.
