"NKR conflict can't be moved to another structure"
The delegation headed by NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan met with Chairman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Petros Efthymiou, as reported by the department of information and public relations of the RA National Assembly.
The NA Chairman expressed hope that the warm cooperation established between the RA National Assembly and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will continue to develop and become more effective during Mr. Efthymiou's tenure.
Abrahamyan highly appreciated the role of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in the development of inter-parliamentary dialogue and expressed certainty that the parliamentary delegation has taken on an important role in international affairs. Hovik Abrahamyan mentioned that Armenia attaches great importance to the cooperation with the OSCE, as well as the organization's support in the democratic reforms taking place in Armenia. Abrahamyan stated that the RA National Assembly attaches importance to the effective cooperation with the OSCE Office in Yerevan and expressed content that the cooperation is on good grounds.
Hovik Abrahamyan attached importance to the fact that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has always kept the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process in the center of its attention and in this context he stressed the intermediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs as the only and practical format for negotiations. Armenia will be consistent in only the peaceful settlement of the conflict and attaches importance to the establishment of an atmosphere of confidence to continue the negotiations in a constructive way.
Addressing the Karabakh conflict settlement, Mr. Efthymiou stressed that there is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the conflict. He mentioned that the most practical format for settling the conflict is the OSCE Minsk Group and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly supports the Minsk Group's efforts. According to the OSCE PA Chairman, the conflict cannot be moved to another structure.
During the meeting the parties also discussed other issues of bilateral interest. Mr. Abrahamyan invited the OSCE PA Chairman to Armenia and the Chairman cordially accepted the invitation.
On October 14, the official delegation headed by RA NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan will leave from Greece for Cyprus.
