Wednesday, February 22 2017 18:17

ArmInfo. The Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov received the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the  Multinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia Alicia Kanka, Nellie  Lance Rosso, Mario Mita, who arrived to participate in the  observatory mission on constitutional referendum in Artsakh. 

As the parliament's press service told ArmInfo, The Vice President  praised the development of relations between the two states and the  role of parliamentarians in this regard. In this context, Sharmazanov  expressed his confidence that these relations will further deepen and  will enter a new phase of development. 

He stressed the importance of the visit of Bolivian parliamentarians  during the constitutional referendum in Artsakh with the observatory  mission, noting that it demonstrates once again the commitment of the  Bolivian Plurinational Legislative Assembly of freedom, democracy and  human rights. "As any nation, the people of Artsakh has the right of  self-determination", said the Vice President. Sharmazanov also  thanked the Bolivian Parliament for the recognition of the Armenian  Genocide. He appealed to the coordinated work of the delegations of  both states in the inter-parliamentary exchanges and emphasized the  need of supporting each other on matters of mutual interests.

In their turn, the Bolivian parliamentarians noted the path of their  homeland towards the freedom and self- determination, stressed that  understands the just struggle of the people of Artsakh. "Our hearts  are with Artsakh and the Armenian people, it was an honor for us to  participate in the referendum on the Constitution of Artsakh, which  has become a holiday for the Artsakh people. For the development of  the state it is important that the people determine their own  destiny", said Nelly Lens Rosso.

To note, the delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the  Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia visited the memorial to  the victims of the Armenian Genocide "Tsitsernakaberd", where members  of parliament laid flowers and observed a minute's silence in memory  of the holy martyrs. The guests visited the Museum-Institute of  Armenian Genocide, got acquainted with the documents and photographs  testifying about the crime century.