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NKR Foreign Minister highly appraises Motion about NKR right to
self-determination adopted by Basque Country Parliament
16:15, 13 September, 2014
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS: On September 12, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan visited the Basque
Country Parliament, where he met with Parliament Speaker Bakartxo Tejeria
Otermin, Information and Public Relations Department of the NKR Ministry of
Foreign Affairs informed Armenpress.
During the meeting, Karen Mirzoyan briefed on the processes of
state-building in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and the international
recognition of Artsakh, as well as the current stage of the peaceful
settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Karabakh. The sides
exchanged views on the possibilities and prospects for cooperation between
the legislative bodies of Artsakh and the Basque Country.
Karen Mirzoyan handed Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin the NKR National Assembly
Chairman Ashot Ghulian's invitation to visit Artsakh. In the frameworks of
the visit, Karen Mirzoyan also met with representatives of the political
forces in the parliament. Touching upon the Motion about right to
self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh adopted on the same day by the
Basque Country Parliament, Karen Mirzoyan described it as a positive
development and noted that it was yet another important manifestation of
the international community's support for the continuous efforts of the NKR
to develop freely and independently. He noted that the Motion will
contribute to the developing and fostering relations between the two
friendly nations.
Later in the day, Karen Mirzoyan visited the city of Gernika, where he was
received by Mayor of the city Jose María Gorroño. During the meeting Karen
Mirzoyan noted that he represents a country, where peaceful civilians also
fell victims to a disastrous war and paid tribute to the memory of the
innocent victims of Guernica.
The NKR Foreign Minister also visited the sanctuary of the Basque people
Gernikako Arbola (tree of Gernika), where the oath ceremony of the
Lehendakari- Presidents of the Basque Country takes place. The city of
Gernika is one of the oldest places of the Basque country. During the civil
war, in 1937 the city was subjected to air bombardment and was almost
completely destroyed. The famous piece by Pablo Picasso "Guernica" (1937)
is devoted to this event.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/776184/nkr-foreign-minister-highly-appraises-motion-about-nkr-right-to-self-determination-adopted-by-basque.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
self-determination adopted by Basque Country Parliament
16:15, 13 September, 2014
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS: On September 12, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan visited the Basque
Country Parliament, where he met with Parliament Speaker Bakartxo Tejeria
Otermin, Information and Public Relations Department of the NKR Ministry of
Foreign Affairs informed Armenpress.
During the meeting, Karen Mirzoyan briefed on the processes of
state-building in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and the international
recognition of Artsakh, as well as the current stage of the peaceful
settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Karabakh. The sides
exchanged views on the possibilities and prospects for cooperation between
the legislative bodies of Artsakh and the Basque Country.
Karen Mirzoyan handed Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin the NKR National Assembly
Chairman Ashot Ghulian's invitation to visit Artsakh. In the frameworks of
the visit, Karen Mirzoyan also met with representatives of the political
forces in the parliament. Touching upon the Motion about right to
self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh adopted on the same day by the
Basque Country Parliament, Karen Mirzoyan described it as a positive
development and noted that it was yet another important manifestation of
the international community's support for the continuous efforts of the NKR
to develop freely and independently. He noted that the Motion will
contribute to the developing and fostering relations between the two
friendly nations.
Later in the day, Karen Mirzoyan visited the city of Gernika, where he was
received by Mayor of the city Jose María Gorroño. During the meeting Karen
Mirzoyan noted that he represents a country, where peaceful civilians also
fell victims to a disastrous war and paid tribute to the memory of the
innocent victims of Guernica.
The NKR Foreign Minister also visited the sanctuary of the Basque people
Gernikako Arbola (tree of Gernika), where the oath ceremony of the
Lehendakari- Presidents of the Basque Country takes place. The city of
Gernika is one of the oldest places of the Basque country. During the civil
war, in 1937 the city was subjected to air bombardment and was almost
completely destroyed. The famous piece by Pablo Picasso "Guernica" (1937)
is devoted to this event.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/776184/nkr-foreign-minister-highly-appraises-motion-about-nkr-right-to-self-determination-adopted-by-basque.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress