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Sargsyan met with Belhassen

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President Serzh Sargsyan today received President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Souhayr Belhassen who is in Yerevan on the occasion of the FIDH's 37th conference.

President Serzh Sargsyan praised the FIDH's cooperation with Armenia and welcomed the FIDH's decision to hold such a representative conference in Yerevan.

The president pointed out numerous problems with human rights protection in Armenia and stated that all of them cannot be resolved at once.

"We are guided by the principle of viewing everything in comparison. If there are more issues than a couple of years ago, it means that our activities must be strictly revised. If there is progress, it means that efforts are in the right direction," said President Sargsyan.

The presidential press office informed that Mrs. Belhassen thanked Serzh Sargsyan for Armenia's efforts aimed at hosting the conference at a high level. She designated the FIDH conference in the South Caucasus as a historic event and pointed out that the Armenian capital has turned into the capital of human rights today. According to her, Armenia is favorably distinguished in the region in terms of human rights protection, personifying the whole region.

The President of the International Federation of Human Rights expressed hope that the cooperation with Armenia would continue to develop through improvement of activities of Armenian organizations called for protecting human rights. He also pointed out that his different calls to the Armenian authorities never remain unanswered.

President Sargsyan wished success and effective work to the participants of the conference and expressed hope that they would have the opportunity to get acquainted with the country's history and traditions during their stay.