YEREVAN. – National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Vice President Eduard Sharmazanov, who also heads the NA Armenia-Uruguay Parliamentary Friendship Group and is on a working visit to Uruguay, met with Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez, Vice President and Senate President of Uruguay.

The parties highlighted the further expansion and development of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. It was mutually noted that in spite of the great distance, Armenia and Uruguay are friendship countries, the NA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The NA deputy speaker noted that Uruguay was the first country to dispel the darkness of Turkish denial by recognizing Armenian Genocide, in 1965.

“We should unitedly fight against Turkish denial,” stressed Sharmazanov. “Turkey must eventually confront its own history.” 

Uruguayan Vice President Sendic, for his part, focused on Armenian Genocide recognition and condemnation by the international community. 

The interlocutors also touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) peace process. In his context, the Armenian parliament vice president particularly noted: “Azerbaijan must respect the principle of complete exercise of the right to self-determination of Artsakh Armenians. Azerbaijan is the only obstacle creator in the process of talks, displaying unacceptable behavior.”

Raúl Sendic, in turn, stated that Uruguay supports the pacific settlement of the Karabakh conflict and is against any attempt of military resolution of the conflict.