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NO PROBLEMS IN GEORGIAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS

28.04.2005 08:52

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ MPs of Georgia and Armenia discussed prospects of
parliamentary bilateral and regional cooperation. The Georgian and Armenian
Parliamentary Delegations headed by Speakers Nino Burjanadze and Artur
Baghdasarian met in the Parliament of Georgia today, Novosti-Gruzia (News
Georgia) news agency reported. In the course of the meeting Burjanadze noted
there are no problems in the Georgian-Armenian relations. `There are
questions that are usually discussed in different formats,’ the Georgian
Speaker stated, saying she was sure that A. Baghdasarian’s visit to Tbilisi
will promote intensification of the Georgian-Armenian relations. On his part
A. Baghdasarian spoke in favor of resumption of the work of the
Georgian-Armenian Interparliamentary Commission, ceased some two years ago.
Burjanadze seconded the initiative, reporting that a group of friendship
with Armenia is available in the Georgian Parliament. It is headed by Beso
Jugeli and pledged to consider the forming the Georgian part of the
Interparliamentary Commission. Burjanadze considered the coincidence of the
stands of the Georgian and Armenian parties at various international forums
positive. `I suppose we should further strengthen the statehood, border
institutions, maximally harmonize the legislation to form a normal legal
basis for development of cooperation. It is a direction to which
parliamentary cooperation will seriously contribute,’ Burjanadze stated. In
his turn the Armenian National Assembly head raised the question of forming
an Interparliamentary Assembly of the South Caucasian States. `Armenia has
initiated the creation of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the South
Caucasus and we would like Georgia to support it. Maybe it will be possible
to realize the initiative in a few years,’ Baghdasarian stated. At that he
said in his opinion it was `possible for the Azeri party to try to hamper
the realization of the initiative, however I hope the international
community and organizations will support it.’ Burjanadze noted that all
Georgian MPs present support the idea of creation of the Assembly from the
moment it was voiced for the first time. `Taking into account the positive
experience of the Baltic states, which managed to find common language and
to form an interparliamentary assembly in spite of the differences, we
support the initiative. I am more than sure that if we succeed in creating
such a common Assembly it will be a forum for discussing complex problems
and it will be for the welfare of our countries. It think we should work in
this direction seriously,’ Burjanadze stated.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress