YEREVAN. – NKR became the fifth country to recognize the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, said Edward Sharmazanov, the Head of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Armenia-Greece,  in his statement at a meeting with the First Deputy Speaker of the Greek Parliament Anastasios Kourakis and the heads of the parliamentary friendship group Greece –Armenia, Helen Stamataki and Antonis Balomenakis.

As the press service of the RA National Assembly informed to Armenian News - NEWS.am, both parties pointed out dynamically developing bilateral relations between Armenia and Greee and stressed the importance to support each other at international parliamentary areas .

The parties also discussed the latest developments in the South Caucasus . Sharmazanov informed his Greek counterparts that on May 19 the NKR parliamentary factions issued a joint statement that condemned the genocide of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire . He noted that thereby  the NKR became the fifth country that have recognized the genocide of the Pontic Greeks .

The vice - Chairman of the RA National Assembly expressed satisfaction with the visit of the Greek deputies to Karabakh and the military pantheon Yerablur last month in Yerevan .

"Your visit to Yerablur,  where you paid your tribute to the memory of victims of the Azerbaijani military aggression, testifies that you are true supporters of solidarity" , said Sharmazanov.

He also said that the Karabakhi conflict should be resolved exclusively by peaceful means , and that no one can silence the voice of the Karabakhi people. In their turn , the Greek parliamentarians noted that Greece supports the OSCE Minsk Group efforts to settle Karabakh conflict by means of negotiations. The first Vice - Speaker of the Greek Parliament Anastasios Kourakis noted that it is important to condemn genocides.