CAUCASUS STABILITY PACT SIGNED

A1 Plus | 14:38:37 | 18-05-2004 | Official |

Armenian Parliament Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan, Georgian Parliament
Chair Nino Burdzhanadze, and Azerbaijani Mili Mejilis Chair Murtaz
Aleskerov met in Strasburg. PACE Chair Peter Schieder partook in the
meeting, too.

During the meeting Caucasus Stability Pact protected by CE main
political powers was made, Parliamentary Assembly of South Caucasus
states was set up.

It was stated that the regional conflicts must be settled through
political dialogues. The issues on intensification of regional
cooperation and European integration were discussed.

An agreement was reached at to jointly work out the Caucasus Stability
Pact and to activate contacts at parliamentary level.