On November 2, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Masanori Fukushima, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Armenia. The RA NA President highly emphasized the Ambassador’s work, his warm attitude towards our country and our people, which is also evidenced by the Ambassador’s willingness to learn the Armenian language.
The RA NA President stressed that Japan is the most important partner for Armenia, and Armenia is concerned about deepening multi-polar cooperation, considering the development of inter-parliamentary relations within that framework.
Alen Simonyan underscored that Armenia highly values Japan’s clear messages regarding the unacceptability of Azerbaijan’s policy of using force in the region, expressing gratitude to the Government of Japan for providing a $2 million emergency aid grant for the basic needs of more than 100.000 forcibly displaced Armenians following the armed attack on Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan on September 19.
The parties discussed the possibilities of the Crossroads of Peace Project. The NA President noted that it is proposed that Japan also join the project. He also mentioned that Armenia will take part in the Expo planned in Osaka in 2025.
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At the end of the meeting, the Ambassador expressed his gratitude for the close work with the Parliament during his tenure, stressing that the started programmes will be continuous.
The RA NA President wished the Ambassador success in all his future endeavors.
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
