Ambassador Ruben Karapetyan met with Italian officials

Armenia's Ambassador to Italy Ruben Karapetyan held on February 2 a meeting with Massimo D'Alema, the former Prime Minister of Italy and the chairman of the parliamentary committee on security issues, and Vannino Chiti, the Deputy Chairman of Italy's Senate.

With Massimo D'Alema Karapetyan discussed issues related to the Armenian-Italian relations, regional and international developments, and Italy's foreign policy in the South Caucasus, as well as Armenia's cooperation with Italy's representatives in European bodies.

The parties referred also to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey.

At the meeting with Vannino Chiti, the two parties stressed the necessity of forging more active cooperation between the Armenian and Italian parliaments, as well as the importance of holding various events at the Senate that illustrate the historical relationship between the two peoples.

The parties also agreed to enlarge the Armenian-Italian group of friendship existing at the parliament, to conduct exchange visits and raise awareness among Italian law-makers about Armenia and the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh.