On May 4, Armenian Deputy Minister of Diaspora Stepan Petrosyan met with a parliamentary delegation of Catalonia headed by speaker of the parliament Ernest Benach i Pascual. This is the delegation's first visit after the Armenian Genocide recognition by the Catalonian parliament on February 26.

During the meeting, Mr. Petrosyan expressed gratitude for the efforts aimed at the Armenian Genocide recognition by the Catalonian parliament. Besides, he highly appreciated Ernest Benach i Pascual's attitude towards the Armenian community of Catalonia, specifically the inauguration an Armenian-Spanish khachkar. He also briefed the delegation on the Ministry's programs.

The parties discussed education matters, as well as the status of dual citizenship in Catalonia for Armenians residing there and acquirement of the Armenian citizenship by them. Mr. Petrosyan emphasized the importance of youth projects, specifically, the Ministry's Come Home program, the press service of the RA Ministry of Diaspora reported.