South Caucasian parliaments to establish Parliamentary Assembly

SOUTH CAUCASIAN PARLIAMENTS TO ESTABLISH PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

Armenpress

TBILISI, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS: Nino Burjanadze, the speaker of Georgian
parliament, Armenian deputy parliament speaker Tigran Torosian and
Siyavush Novruzov, a parliament member from Azerbaijan’s ruling
Yeni Azerbaijan party signed yesterday in Tbilisi a memorandum on
establishment of a parliamentary assembly of the South Caucasus
countries.

Speaking to journalists afterwards, Nino Burjanadze said that despite
the existing problems between Armenia and Azerbaijan, politicians
of these countries sat side by side to discuss their differences in
various issues.

She also stressed the importance of this initiative saying it would
promote regional stability and solution of a range of complicated
problems.

She said the assembly would help the three nations to come up with a
single position on their cooperation with European organizations. “We
are determined to demonstrate to all that the South Caucasus has great
prospects despite its problems and unresolved conflicts,” she said.