The Deputy Speaker of Armenian National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov has received today Portuguese politician, the member of the Assembly of the Republic Rubina Berardo, press service at the Parliament reported.
During the meeting, the deputy speaker has expressed hope that an Armenian- Portuguese friendship group will be formed in the Assembly of the Republic, highlighting the deepening of the ties with Portugal in the context of invigorating the political dialogue between the two states as well as development of the Armenia – EU relations.
Eduard Sharmazanov has commended Rubina Berardo’s visit to Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Republic, suggesting such visits would further bring the international recognition of the Artsakh Republic into reality.
To note, the Portuguese lawmaker earlier held a meeting with the Speaker of the Artsakh National Assembly Ashot Ghulyan in Stepanakert.
“The freedom loving people of Artsakh voted for a free independent and democratic statehood yet in 1991, and today the existence of free and democratic Artsakh is an irrefutable fact. We stand ready to make use of our parliamentary links to ready the fair cause of the Artsakh people at all parliamentary platforms,” the press service quoted Sharmazanov as saying.