President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Lorenzo Fontana

The President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan met with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Lorenzo Fontana within the framework of his working visit to the Republic of Italy.

Welcoming President Khachaturyan, Lorenzo Fontana noted, "Welcome Mr. President. It is a great privilege for us to receive you. Our countries have historical and cultural friendly relations and there is a desire to bring them closer.

I myself come from the Veneto region and I am very well aware of the Armenian-Italian cultural relations. Our cooperation has good traditions at the political level as well and it is no coincidence that the Armenian-Italian parliamentary friendship group was reorganized. We are well aware that Armenia is going through difficult times and we are ready to support the establishment of sustainable peace in your region."

Expressing his gratitude for the reception, President Vahagn Khachaturyan noted, "We highly appreciate the work carried out by the Italian-Armenian parliamentary friendly group. We are currently on a rough path and unfortunately the difficulties are not yet overcome. However, our baseline is that we should live peacefully with our neighbors and this is the position of Armenia. Of course, a lot depends on the neighbors to achieve final peace, and it is precisely on this account that countries like Italy can support the establishment of sustainable and lasting peace in our region."

During the meeting, the sides discussed the prospects and pathways of the sustained development of parliamentary diplomacy between Armenia and Italy. Both sides emphasized the importance of expanding the existing close contacts between the Parliaments of the two countries.

During the discussion, the sides touched upon the overall situation and developments in the South Caucasus region, as well as the complex humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Ideas were exchanged on the importance of promoting efforts aimed at the rule of democratic reforms and values within the framework of parliamentary diplomacy, and the significance of sharing best practices in the process of establishing democracy.