On April 23, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Riccardo Migliori, the Head of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, Rapporteur of the First General Committee on political and security issues, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Italian Parliament.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that the Armenian-Italian relations have century-old history based on mutual confidence and expressions of friendship, which gained a new momentum since the independence of Armenia.

Mr. Migliori thanked for warm reception and meeting and attached importance to the close cooperation between the Italian and Armenian delegations within the framework of the OSCE PA.
They both positively appreciated the Armenian-Italian bilateral relations, attached importance to the more deepening of cooperation between the Parliaments.

On the guest’s request, Minister Nalbandian touched upon the efforts aimed at the settlement of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) issue, as well as presented the recent developments in the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
Migliori informed that he is following with sympathy the efforts of the Armenian side aimed at the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

The Italian MP mentioned that the recognition the Armenian Genocide is not only an issue of the Armenian nation and Turkey, but it is an issue concerning the humanity and informed he arrived in Yerevan to participate in the events dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.