The President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan hosted the delegates of the OSCE PA youth network. RA NA deputy Sargis Khandanyan took part in the meeting.

Greeting the guests, President Vahagn Khachaturyan noted that he values ​​the involvement of young people in the processes of establishing parliamentary diplomacy.

During the meeting, the president presented episodes regarding the origin and content of the Karabakh conflict to the young delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly, and adressed  the current possibilities for solving the problem.

In his speech, President Khachaturyan referred to the first years of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Armenia and noted that it was during that period that Armenia decided to move on the path of democracy and the establishment of democratic institutions and is currently following the same path, certainly overcoming many difficulties and obstacles.

Referring to the regional realities, the president stressed that Armenia’s position in achieving a stable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus is unequivocal and has no alternative.

The President of the Republic also referred to the perspective of the settlement of Armenian-Turkish relations.

 “Armenia’s position regarding the normalization of relations with Turkey is very clear. We are inclined to open the borders without any preconditions and then to establish diplomatic relations. There was such an opportunity about 13 years ago, but due to circumstances, it did not work. This time, we hope that we will be able to achieve a result.”  – said the president.

At the meeting, the young delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly thanked for the hospitality and noted that they were impressed by their visit to Armenia and will try to strengthen relations in the near future.