YEREVAN. – National Assembly (NA) President Galust Sahakyan on Wednesday received Jim Costa, a State of California member of the House of Representatives of the US Congress.
The NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that Sahakyan stressed that the US is an important partner of Armenia, and has a key role in the politics and economy of the country.
Speaking about parliamentary diplomacy, Galust Sahakyan underlined that it is an important platform for the development of the state relations and in this context, noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the development of Armenian-American parliamentary ties.
The Speaker of the National Assembly highly assessed the effective activities of the US Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, the members of which always promoted the intensification of relations between Armenia and the US.
Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict, Galust Sahakyan emphasized the US continuous efforts, as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chair country, aimed at the peaceful settlement of this conflict, the provision of peace and stability in the region.
Talking about the international recognition of Armenian Genocide, the Speaker of the National Assembly thanked the US congressmen, who had made all efforts through many years on voicing the necessity of the international recognition of Armenian Genocide, and expressed a conviction that these efforts will certainly end with success.
Jim Costa, for his part, noted that visiting Armenia had been his dream.
Regarding the issue of the recognition of Armenian Genocide, he said: “I, as member of the US Congress Group on Armenian Issues, shall take measures and efforts that the Armenian Genocide be recognized, and genocides will not be repeated anymore.” The guest expressed the hope that the US Congress will recognize Armenian Genocide.
Referring to the regional matters, Jim Costa expressed the hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be settled at a diplomatic level, and highlighted the need for Artsakh’s participation in the respective talks.
The interlocutors expressed the hope that similar visits will be continuous, and aimed at further expansion and intensification of parliamentary ties.
At the end of the meeting, NA Speaker Galust Sahakyan awarded Jim Costa with the Republic of Armenia National Assembly Medal of Honor for his pro-Armenian activities.
