RA President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting on Apr. 6 with Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation of Human Rights (Fédération internationale des droits de l'homme) (FIDH) on the occasion of the FIDH’s 37th conference.

The RA presidential press office Affairs informed NEWS.am that the Armenian leader expressed his appreciation of the FIDH’s cooperation with Armenia and welcomed the FIDH’s decision to hold such a representative conference in Yerevan.

President Serzh Sargsysan pointed out numerous problems with human rights protection in Armenia. He stated that all of them cannot be resolved at once.

Ms. Belhassen thanked the Armenian leader for Armenia’s efforts to host the conference at a high level. She designated the FIDH conference in the South Caucasus as a historic event. She pointed out that the Armenian capital has turned into the capital of human rights today. According to her, Armenia is favorably distinguished in the region in terms of human rights protection, personifying the whole region.

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