On November 19 President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan received the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) Ambassador Janez Lenarcic.

Welcoming the guest RA NA President expressed his conviction that the cooperation with OSCE/ODIHR promotes the strengthening of democratic institutions and protection of human rights in Armenia. Mr. Abrahamyan underlined that the wish of the authorties of the country was to see the Republic of Armenia in the family of the progressive European democratic countries and the necessary political will existed in order to reach that goal. In that context RA NA President presented to Mr. Lenarcic the developments following the elections of 2008 and the undertaken actions in overcoming the consequences of the March 1-2 tragic events.

Expressing his gratitude for warm reception, the OSCE/ODIHR noted that the goal of his visit was to strengthen the atmosphere of mutual trust in the relations with the authorities of the Republic of Armenia. In that connection Mr. Lenarcic underscored that the organization led by him did not pursue the goal of giving lessons or imposing anything, but it simply proposed its specialized assistance.

During the meeting the sides also touched upon the issue of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as the process of peaceful regulation of Artsakh problem.