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On June 20, the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov received the Chairman of Saint Alexander Nevsky Public Foundation, the Chairman of the Honor and Courage Foundation, the Member of the RF Writers’ Union Alexander Rabinovich.

The RA NA deputy Hayk Babukhanyan attended the meeting.

Welcoming the guest, Eduard Sharmazanov has highly assessed the Armenian and Russian peoples’ centuries-old friendship, which is based on Christian values and connected with strategic partnership.

At Alexander Rabinovich’s request, the NA Deputy Speaker touched upon the problem of Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict settlement, talked about the Armenian-Turkish relations and the process of the Armenian Genocide recognition. Eduard Sharmazanov informed the guest that the Armenian side, unlike Azerbaijan, is for the peaceful settlement of the conflict based on the international three principles. The NA Deputy Speaker presented to the guest Azerbaijan’s unleashed aggression on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact at the beginning of April, the atrocities committed towards the Armenian servicemen and the civilians and the absurd statements regularly sounding by the Azerbaijani authorities. Speaking about the NK independence process, Eduard Sharmazanov particularly said: “Nagorno Karabakh has never been and cannot be part of Azerbaijan: there is no alternative for the international recognition of Nagonro Karabakh.” He has also noted that during the April war Turkey has shown evident support to Azerbaijan, which today continues its Pan-Turkism and denial policy, keeps Armenia under blockade for about 23 years.

The interlocutors highlighted the necessity of joint struggle against genocides, terrorism, xenophobia and fascism that have become evil for humanity, considered significant the works directed to the preservation and dissemination of the cultural heritage. They discussed concrete steps aimed at further cooperation.

At the end of the meeting the Chairman of Saint Alexander Nevsky Public Foundation, the Chairman of the Honor and Courage Foundation, the Member of the RF Writers’ Union Alexander Rabinovich awarded the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov and the RA NA deputy Hayk Babukhanyan Honour and Courage Order.