"Karabakh will never be a part of Azerbaijan”
Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan left for Syria on November 23on an official visit. The visit started with a private talk with the Speaker of the People's Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash, the press service of the Armenian parliament reports.
Hovik Abrahamyan thanked his Syrian counterpart for the invitation and warm reception and invited al-Abrash to Armenia.
The interlocutors discussed issues related to interparliamentary cooperation, as well as issued of mutual interest.
After the meeting, the parties signed memo of understanding on the development of friendly relations.
Yesterday evening the Armenian delegation led by Hovik Abrahamyan participated in the plenary sitting of the Syrian People's Assembly.
Speaking about Armenian-Turkish relations the Armenian parliament speaker said, ""Turkey should have the political will and ethics to continue the peace process, reject preconditions and ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. Only in that case, shall Armenia continue normalization of relations with Turkey.
However, bettering relations with Turkey Armenia is not putting the issue of the Armenian genocide into question. Armenia will continue to fight for the recognition of the historical fact as the condemnation of the Armenian genocide will prevent repetition of similar crimes," said Mr. Abrahamyan.
Regarding the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Hovik Abrahamyan said, "Azerbaijan should understand once and for all that Karabakh will never become a part of Azerbaijan. Karabakh is an established state The world has de facto recognized independence of NKR. The transition from de facto to de jure is a long but surmountable process."
