Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister receives Czech legislators

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy  Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan received a delegation led by  Ondrej Benesik, the Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of  the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament.

As reported by the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry,  the parties commended the current level of parliamentary dialogue  between the two countries, emphasizing the role of legislators in the  development of interstate relations. The interlocutors touched upon  the opportunities for deepening Armenia-EU partnership, emphasizing  Czech in this regard. Hovhannisyan presented to the interlocutors the  "Crossroads of Peace" project developed by the Armenian government  and the recent developments in the peace process between Armenia and  Azerbaijan. During the meeting, the interlocutors also touched upon  several issues of mutual interest on the international and regional  agenda.

Today, Czech legislators visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian  Genocide Memorial Complex. The guests were accompanied to the  memorial by Lusine Abrahamyan, Deputy Director for Museum Affairs of  the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. She spoke about the history  of the creation of the memorial complex, as well as the three  khachkars erected on the territory of Tsitsernakaberd in memory of  the Armenians who became victims of  massacres organized by the  Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak)  and Baku at the end of the last century. She also shared stories of  five freedom fighters buried in front of the Memorial Wall during the  Artsakh War.  The guests from the Czech Republic laid flowers at the  eternal flame and honored the memory of the innocent victims of the  Armenian Genocide with a minute of silence. They also visited the  Armenian Genocide Museum, where they viewed the permanent and  temporary exhibitions. Afterward, the delegation members left notes  in the Book of Honored Guests.