YEREVAN.- Speaker of Uruguayan parliament Jorge Orrico refused to comment on a note of protest filed by Azerbaijan on Uruguayan delegation’s visit to Karabakh.

Commenting on the reporter’s remark made during Orrico’s meeting with Yerevan State University students, Speaker said he is not answering the reporters’ questions during the meeting.

Earlier Azerbaijan’s embassy in Argentina also accredited in Uruguay, sent a note of protest to Uruguay’s foreign ministry on delegation’s visit to Karabakh.

Speaking about Armenia-Uruguay cultural ties, Orrico said the countries are very close and Armenian community made a considerable contribution to Uruguay’s culture.

“Relations between our cultures and societies have big future,” he emphasized.  

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