Vice Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov and President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikolaos Voutsis discussed Armenian- Greek cooperation during Sharmazanov's visit to Athens.
Sharmazanov praised Greece's efforts in the fight against the crimes against humanity and recalled the Hellenic lawmakers' two resolutions on recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey and on penalization of the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Sharmazanov stressed that the Armenian and Greek nations should join efforts to fight the genocide denial policy.
Nikolaos Voutsis, in turn, praised the Armenian Parliament's unanimous adoption of a statement on recognition and condemnation of the genocides against Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman Turkey.
As regards the Karabakh problem, Sharmazanov condemned Baku's efforts to shift the negotiations to other platforms. He also stressed that the conflict should be settled peacefully within the OSCE Minsk Group.
Voutsis pointed out that Greece supports the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts towards peaceful resolution of the Karabakh problem.