Victory in Great Patriotic War one of unifying values in relations  between Armenia and Russia - Alen Simonyan

ArmInfo.  Today's meeting of the inter-parliamentary commission on cooperation between the parliaments of Armenia and Russia is another important step towards strengthening  the dialogue between the legislative bodies of the two countries.  This was stated by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan during the meeting of the  commission that opened on June 6 in Yerevan.

In his speech, the speaker emphasized that the inter-parliamentary  commission has proven itself as an effective platform for open and  productive dialogue and exchange of opinions. The speaker expressed  hope for an effective exchange of opinions, expressing confidence  that this format will contribute to the deepening of traditional  friendship and cooperation between the two states. He noted that  Armenia and Russia, the peoples of the two countries are united by  centuries-old friendship.

Recalling the theme of the forum, which is dedicated to the 80th  anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great  Patriotic War, Simonyan called for every possible resistance to  attempts to distort and falsify the history of the Victory in the  Great Patriotic War.

The speaker called this Victory one of the unifying values in  relations between the two countries. "This is one of the glorious  pages of common history, where the best qualities of the peoples of  the Soviet Union were revealed. The peoples showed heroism and  selflessness in order to achieve victory," he noted, adding that  today the common duty is to remember the Great Victory, which must be  passed on to generations, resist attempts at distortion and preserve  the historical truth," the head of the Armenian parliament said.