Friday, January 26 2024 11:10

ArmInfo."Luxembourg is a friendly country for Armenia. In recent years, when our country was  passing through many difficulties, Luxembourg was one of the first countries in the world that adequately reacted to the created challenges."

The member of the NA Friendship Group Armenia-Luxembourg, the Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration Arman Yeghoyan said, welcoming the delegation led by the Deputy Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg David Weis in parliament.

As the press service of the Parliament reports, the members of the NA  Friendship Group Armenia-Luxembourg Hasmik Hakobyan and Arpine  Vardanyan took part in the meeting held on January 25.

Arman Yeghoyan highly appreciated the participation of Luxembourg in  the EU Observation Mission. According to the MP, the Mission carries  out an important security function for Armenia.

Arman Yeghoyan spoke about the situation in the region, highlighted  the role of the EU member states, including Luxembourg in the  establishment of peace and stability in the South Caucasus. The  deputy presented to the guest the Crossroads of Peace project  presented by the RA Government.

Welcoming the guests, the member of the Friendship Group Hasmik  Hakobyan voiced the issues of the Azerbaijani encroachments against  the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia after the 44-day  war and the Armenian captives being held in Azerbaijan. "Azerbaijan  consistently continues to remove the Armenian trace from the Nagorno  Karabakh territory," the MP underscored and added that there are  numerous proofs on destruction of the Armenian-historical-cultural  heritage. Hasmik Hakobyan highlighted the international colleagues'  support in overcoming the challenges.

David Weis noted that the diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and  Armenia has a history of more than 30 years. "It is welcoming that we  already have an accredited ambassador in Armenia; it shows our  commitment to develop the political and economic relations," the  guest underscored. He informed that they follow the processes going  on in Armenia, and they are aware of the challenges. Emphasizing the  Crossroads of Peace project, the Representative of the Ministry of  Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg mentioned that it is a  very concrete and understandable proposal, and they support its  implementation.

The interlocutors referred to the perspectives of development of  bilateral cooperation at parliamentary level and in other sectors.