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BAGHDASSARYAN TOOK PART IN WORLD SUMMIT OF PARLIAMENT HEADS

10.09.2005 04:38

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur
Baghdassaryan has taken part in the World Summit of Parliament Heads in New
York. The session discussed issues referring to the challenges like poverty,
corruption, fight against terror. All those addressing the meeting noted the
importance of participation of parliaments in the solving of those issues.
During a discussion of the role of parliaments in promoting democracy the
chair of the Armenian Parliament made a statement. Advancing `strong
parliament, strong democracy’ slogan, A. Baghdassaryan noted the importance
of the role of parliaments in promoting democracy. He also held a number of
bilateral meetings. In the course of a meeting with Russian State Duma
Chairman Boris Gryzlov Armenian-Russian relations, as well as matters of CIS
reform were discussed. A. Baghdassaryan and Chairman of the Italian
Parliament Ferdinando Casini discussed matters of interparliamentary
cooperation, as well as that within international organizations. With
Speakers of Belgium Ann-Marie Lizin, Slovakia Pavol Hrusovsky, Georgia Nino
Burjanadze matters of their coming official visits to Armenia on A.
Baghdassaryan’s invitation were discussed. The Armenian Speaker also met
with Lithuanian Parliament Chairman Arturas Paulauskas, Belarus Speaker
Vladimir Konoplyov, Kyrgyz Parliament Chairman Oburbek Tekebayev, Israeli
Knesset Chair Reuven Rivlin. Bilateral cooperation matters were discussed in
the course of those meetings.