On November 16 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan received Pia Kauma, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

Welcoming the President of the OSCE PA, Vahe Gevorgyan noted that it is the first time in history that Armenia has the honor of hosting one of the OSCE PA sessions.

The interlocutors exchanged views on the existing conflicts in the South Caucasus and the OSCE region as well as the challenges emanating from them. In this context, Deputy Minister Vahe Gevorgyan briefed on the ethnic cleansing policy pursued by Azerbaijan against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the approaches of the Armenian side in terms of peace and regional interconnectivity.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted the important role of parliamentary diplomacy and its contribution in addressing regional security challenges.