Canadian Parliamentary Delegation Visited Armenia

29 August, 2014

A Canadian Parliamentary Delegation, comprised of ruling Conservative party members Brad Butt, Leon Benoit and Russ Hiebert, visited Armenia on August 25-26. The visit was organized with the support of “One Free World” NGO, headed by Reverend Majed El Shafie.

The Parliamentary Delegation was received by the President of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan and the head of the Armenia-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group Hovhannes Sahakyan. Sides underlined the importance of parliamentary visits for the strengthening of Armenian-Canadian relations. Parties discussed the planned events dedicated to the Centennial Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, mutual support in international organizations and the successful cooperation of parliamentary friendship groups.

The delegation visited the Mother See of Holy Ejmiatzin, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and laid a wreath at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to the victims of the Medz Yerghern.

The Parliamentary delegation’s visit adds to the recent number of successful visits.

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