Athens, 27 February 2024

President of Hellenic Parliament: "The prevalence of International Law is the only form of civilised coexistence of peoples "

 

The drawing of a common line for the strict adherence to International Law and the maintenance of close cooperation between Greece and Armenia was stressed at a meeting at the Hellenic Parliament, by the President of the Parliament, Constantine Tassoulas and H.E. the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.

"We are two countries that have been hit by a blatant violation of International Law. However, we cooperate both bilaterally and in the international arena for the prevalence of the principles of International Law, which is the only form of civilized coexistence of peoples," said Mr Tassoulas, who made a historical reference linking Greece with Armenia, recalling from mythology the martyrdom of Prometheus, who was bound in the Caucasus until Hercules set him free:

"Today there is no Hercules and International Law does not yet have the power of Hercules. But with patience and commitment to International Law, to modern Hercules, I am sure that both Armenia and Greece and the entire civilized world will eventually be convinced that the only way for us to survive in this earth, which we have so much troubled with our behavior, the only way is cooperation and the prevalence of law and exemplary relations, as historically illuminate our two countries" added the President of the Hellenic Parliament.

From his part, H.E. the Prime Minister of Armenia, Mr Nikol Pashinyan thanked Mr Tassoulas for his warm words and added with meaning: "Indeed, in this complex world we live in, it is important that fundamental rights and freedoms are upheld"

Thereafter, the President of the Hellenic Parliament awarded the Gold Medal of the Hellenic Parliament to Nikol Pashinyan and characteristically said, "It is a gold coin from the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire that I deservedly give to the Armenian people through your hands".

The Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was accompanied by Artur Martirosyan Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Hayk Konjoryan, Head of the Armenia-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group, Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tigran Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Athens, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, Spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Armenia.  From the Hellenic Parliament the meeting was attended by the Head of the Greece-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group, Stavros Kalafatis, the Secretary General of the Parliament, Georgios Mylonakis, the Special Secretary of the Parliament, Vasilios Bagiokos, the diplomatic advisor of the Hellenic Parliament, Ambassador Konstantinos Ioannidis and the Ambassador of Greece to Yerevan, Christos Sofianopoulos.

After the meeting with the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikol Pashinyan participated in the meeting of the Parliamentary Friendship Group of the two countries.

 

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