Ararat Mirzoyan Received the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Miroslav Lajčák

• 03.13.2019, 19:48
•  Europe,  World,  Armenia

Speaker of Armenian National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan received the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajčák and his delegation on March 13, the press and public affairs department of the parliament reported.

Greeting the guests, Ararat Mirzoyan expressed confidence that the OSCE, led by Miroslav Lajčák, will continue its efforts aimed at international security, strengthening rule of law and protection of human rights, expressing the readiness of the parliament of Armenia to support that agenda. The head of the legislative expressed gratitude to the OSCE/ODIHR and the PACE for carrying out observer missions during the parliamentary elections in Armenia in December 2018 and for their unbiased assessments, quoting Special Co-ordinator of the OSCE short-term observer mission, Slovak MP Peter Osusky, who assessed the elections as “Armenian miracle”.

Referring to Karabakh conflict settlement, Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized that Armenia highlights the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, as the sole internationally authorized platform for the settlement of the conflict. The Speaker has emphasized the necessity of the participation of the representatives of Artsakh in the negotiation process.

Miroslav Lajčák noted that as the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, he assumes the commitment to make efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the conflict, adding that it’s also necessary to take steps for the strengthening of the atmosphere of mutual trust and activate contacts between different layers of the society.

Ararat Mirzoyan mentioned that the settlement of the conflict is a double-sided process and the will of the leaderships and the peoples of the countries are important for the establishment of peace. According to him, Armenia expects steps from Azerbaijan that will be equivalent to Armenia’s efforts for peace.

Referring to the Armenian-Slovak bilateral relations the sides underlined the great potential for deepening them.