DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN ARMENIA IS ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR PROGRESS,
CHAIRMAN OF US DEMOCRATIC PARTY SURE
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The development of democracy in
Armenia is the only opportunity for progress, which the US is always
ready to assist. Howard Dean, the Chairman of the US Democratic Party
who is on a visit to Armenia, mentioned this at the August 19 meeting
with Artur Baghdasarian, the RA NA Chairman. According to the
information submitted to Noyan Tapan by the RA NA Public Relations
Department, he invited the RA NA Chairman to the Congress, within the
framework of his forthcoming visit to the USA, to discuss jointly
further issues of the cooperation. In his turn, A.Baghdasarian
mentioned that the US carries out a great mission in the world in the
issue of strengthening democracy, assists development of political
diversity. He attached importance to the 1.5 bl dollars assistance
allocated to Armenia during the years of independence, which greatly
supported the development of the country. It was mentioned that
Armenia is facing new and inportant reforms and in this sense, it is
very important for the country to be correctly undrestood on the
international arena. Within solution of the regional problems, the
South Caucasian Parliamentary Assembly’s creation was attached
importance to, which, with the means of a parliamentary diplomacy, may
become a good mechanism for discussion of common problems and finding
solutions for them.