ArmInfo. The Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov received the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Multinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia Alicia Kanka, Nellie Lance Rosso, Mario Mita, who arrived to participate in the observatory mission on constitutional referendum in Artsakh.
As the parliament's press service told ArmInfo, The Vice President praised the development of relations between the two states and the role of parliamentarians in this regard. In this context, Sharmazanov expressed his confidence that these relations will further deepen and will enter a new phase of development.
He stressed the importance of the visit of Bolivian parliamentarians during the constitutional referendum in Artsakh with the observatory mission, noting that it demonstrates once again the commitment of the Bolivian Plurinational Legislative Assembly of freedom, democracy and human rights. "As any nation, the people of Artsakh has the right of self-determination", said the Vice President. Sharmazanov also thanked the Bolivian Parliament for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. He appealed to the coordinated work of the delegations of both states in the inter-parliamentary exchanges and emphasized the need of supporting each other on matters of mutual interests.
In their turn, the Bolivian parliamentarians noted the path of their homeland towards the freedom and self- determination, stressed that understands the just struggle of the people of Artsakh. "Our hearts are with Artsakh and the Armenian people, it was an honor for us to participate in the referendum on the Constitution of Artsakh, which has become a holiday for the Artsakh people. For the development of the state it is important that the people determine their own destiny", said Nelly Lens Rosso.
To note, the delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia visited the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide "Tsitsernakaberd", where members of parliament laid flowers and observed a minute's silence in memory of the holy martyrs. The guests visited the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, got acquainted with the documents and photographs testifying about the crime century.