ARMENIAN, NAGORNO-KARABAKH PARLIAMENTS’ SPEAKERS DISCUSS INTER-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION ISSUES

YEREVAN, May 31. /ARKA/. Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh National
Assembly’s Speakers Arthur Baghdasaryan and Oleg Yesayan discussed
issues related to inter-parliamentary cooperation on Tuesday.

According to Armenian national Assembly’s Public Relations Department,
results of bilateral cooperation for last years were discussed at
the meeting. They pointed out high level of cooperation and said
the agreement made by the Speakers two years ago is fulfilled
completely. Oleg Yesayan presented the results of activity of
Nagorno-Karabakh’s third convocation Parliament and election processes
in the republic. He assured that the elections will be transparent
and about 50 international observers are expected to be present in the
elections. He also noted that the third convocation Parliament adopted
twice greater number of laws than previous one. In his words, open
hearings have become traditional and parliamentary control has been
set over the period of the third convocation Parliament activity. He
noted that parliamentary representation of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
in Armenian National Assembly established direct ties between the
legislative bodies of the two republics.

Karabakhi Speaker also stressed the importance of the fact that
Nagorno-Karabakh lawmakers had been included in all the Armenian
parliamentary delegations composed for visits.

It should be noted that this is believed the last working meeting of
Armenian and Karabakh Speakers, because Oleg Yesayan won’t run for
the June 19 parliamentary elections in Karabakh. M.V. -0–