President Armen Sarkissian received the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Today, President of the Republic Armen Sarkissian received the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Lyudmila Denisova and her delegation. The ombudsman of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan also took part in the meeting.

The President of the Republic welcomed the visit of the Ukrainian delegation and the strengthening cooperation between Armenia and Ukraine in the field of human rights protection. "The activities of human rights organizations are highly important. You work directly with people, and they have great expectations of you," said President Sarkissian.

Informing President Sarkissian that she is in Armenia to study the experience of preventing persecution of people, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine noted that Armenia and Ukraine have great opportunities for cooperation in human rights protection, and the memorandum, signed within the framework of her visit, provides a good basis for it.