Friday, March 8 2024 01:10

ArmInfo.On March 7, the Chair of the Inter- Parliamentary Committee on Cooperation between the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Hayk Konjoryan and the Committee members met with the delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus Constantinos Kombos.

As the press service of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia reports, the both sides highly valued the excellent  cooperation between the friendly countries at both the legislative  and executive levels, underlined that the two states historically  have similar challenges and problems.

Hayk Konjoryan expressed his gratitude to the Cypriot side for always  being by our side during many ordeal s Armenian people faced and for  voicing appropriate statements and positions. The Head of the Civil  Contract Faction highlighted the effective bilateral relations on the  international platforms as well, expressed hope that the positive  dynamics will continue. The full realization of the existing  potential of cooperation in the trilateral format  Armenia-Greece-Cyprus has become important.

Constantinos Kombos reaffirmed the position of Cyprus regarding the  RA territorial integrity and sovereignty. "Cyprus is against  everything that does not correspond to the international law," the  Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs stated.

The Committee members highlighted the importance of the delegation's  visit to Armenia in the context of regional security challenges,  underscored the need for an appropriate response of the international  community to what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh. They also talked  about the policy of ethnic cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan, the  return of the Armenian prisoners of war and other detained persons in  that country, the preservation of the Armenian historical and  cultural heritage. It was noted that Azerbaijan is consistently  eliminating the Armenian footprint in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In order to record mutually visible results, the expansion of  opportunities for cooperation in various fields was valued, in that  context, the key role of the Armenian community of Cyprus was  emphasized. The necessity to open embassies in both countries, and  the activation of mutual visits at the parliamentary level was  referred to.