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ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN: ARMENIA FOR REFORM OF SOUTH CAUCASIAN PARLIAMENTARY
INITIATIVE INTO ASSEMBLY

16.04.2005 05:17

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia comes for the reforming of the South Caucasian
Parliamentary Initiative into South Caucasian Parliamentary Assembly,
Armenian Parliament Chairman Artur Baghdasarian stated at a meeting with
PACE President Rene van der Linden in Saint Petersburg, the Press Service of
the Armenian National Assembly reported. In his words, Armenia is ready to
regional cooperation with all neighbors. Within the context of Turkey’s
accession to the EU Artur Baghdasarian noted the importance of
implementation of democratic reforms in all countries of the region,
recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide, the lifting of the
blockade of Armenia’s border. The parties also discussed the Nagorno
Karabakh issue, the solution of which Armenia sees through peaceful talks
and mutual compromise exclusively. In his turn, the PACE President noted the
importance of the cooperation of the South Caucasian countries, as well as
the importance of the meetings of the Speakers of Armenia and Turkey in
Strasbourg. The interlocutors appreciated the process of establishment of
the stability pact in the region and noted it allowed promoting cooperation
between countries of the region.