Slovakia supports Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization 

ArmInfo.On May 14, the delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan met with  the Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Slovakia Mari n Kery. The RA NA deputies Hasmik Hakobyan and Taguhi Ghazaryan are in the delegation.

The member of the Committee for Education, Science, Youth and Sport  of the National Council of Slovakia Dusan Galis also attended the  meeting.

At the meeting Hakob Arshakyan underscored that Slovakia is one of  the important partners of Armenia in Europe, and Armenia is deeply  concerned about enhancing the cooperation with Slovakia in all  spheres of mutual interest in bilateral format, as well as within the  framework of relations with the European Union.

The NA Vice President highly assessed the adoption of the Resolution  recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide by the National  Council of Slovakia in 2004, as well as marked Mari n K‚ry's personal  contribution in the adoption of the two resolutions on the conflict  of Nagorno Karabakh in the Parliament of Slovakia in 2020 and in  2021.

Touching upon the security challenges, Hakob Arshakyan presented in  detail the last developments in the settlement of relations between  Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as in the delimitation process,  clearly highlighting the principle of territorial integrity and the  commitment to 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.

Regarding the perspectives of sustainable economic development in the  South Caucasus, the NA Vice President stressed the concern of the  Republic of Armenia in unblocking the regional links and the  opportunities being given by implementing the Crossroads of Peace  project drafted by the RA Government, underlining that the key  principles of sovereignty, national jurisdiction, reciprocity and  equality are laid on the basis of the project.

Hakob Arshakyan also emphasized the role of Slovakia in the  deployment of the EU civilian mission on the border of Armenia.

Marian Kery welcomed the visit of the RA NA delegation to Slovakia  and recorded with satisfaction the positive dynamics of the  development of the inter-parliamentary relations between Armenia and  Slovakia.  He expressed support to the process of the normalization  of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the  strengthening of stability and trust in the region.

The Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of  Slovakia attached importance to the parliamentarians' warm working  atmosphere and close collaboration, as well as the issue of the visa  liberalization of Armenia with the European Union and expressed  willingness to support it.