“The President of the Republic of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan at the official hearing in Italy, has awarded Senator Pier Ferdinando Casini, president of the Italian Interparliamentary, the Medal of Gratitude, the country’s most important honor “for his important contribution to the strengthening and development of friendly relations between Armenia and Italy and the defense of universal values”. A press release informs. The ceremony took place this afternoon in Rome with the presence of delegations from all the parliamentary groups, including the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli, the president of the Italy-Armenia bilateral friendship section Giulio Centemero, Piero Fassino, Maurizio Lupi, Ivan Scalfarotto, Roberto Menia, Francesco Verducci, Sandra Paola, Andrea Overna, Gianm Zampa, Taverna Dell’Orlando and
the ceremony
During the meeting, the value of the relationship between Italy and Armenia and the need to create an international mediation that protects the country was underlined. “In thanking President Khachaturyan, the former president of the chamber who in 2015 led the Italian delegation to Yerevan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide said that he was ‘honored and moved by the honor that was granted to me ideally – concluded Casini -, but shared by all Italian parliamentarians who care about universal defense.
Source : IL Messaggero
