Armenian and NKR Officials Thanked Greek Parliament for Recognizing Armenian Genocide in 1996

Early November NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosian departed for Greece to participate in the events dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Greek parliament. As reported by the NKR MFA press office, November 7 Armenian National Assembly Vice-speaker Vahan Hovhannisian and the NKR FM met with Greek parliament Vice-speaker Giorgio Surlas. The RA and NKR officials thanked the Greek parliament for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 1996. For his part Giorgio Surlas dwelled on the ethnic cleansings of Armenians and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire and stressed the necessity of consistent measures for their recognition. The sides also discussed expansion of the Armenian-Greek friendly ties and the current stage of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, reports IA Regnum.