LARGE POTENTIAL FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE IN ARMENIA AND UKRAINE

Pan Armenian
13.10.2005 21:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan today met
with newly appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to Armenia Aleksandr
Bozhko, reported the Press Service of the NA of Armenia. In
the course of the meeting the parties discussed matters of
development of Armenian-Ukrainian inter-parliamentary and inter-state
relations. A. Bozhko said he was pleased with his repeated appointment
for the office of the Ambassador to Armenia. He said promotion of
relations between the parliaments would underlie his diplomatic
mission.

In his words, both countries have chosen the way of European
integration. At that he indicated the large potential of mutual
assistance available in Armenia and Ukraine. Specifically, the
legislative experience of Armenia may be useful to Ukraine on the
way to WTO accession, while Ukrainian experience will help Armenia in
holding constitutional reforms. A. Bozhko informed Artur Baghdassaryan
on the domestic situation in Ukraine. Besides, the parties discussed
constitutional reforms in Armenia. The Ukrainian diplomat noted
their importance. A. Baghdassaryan noted that the constitutional
referendum is scheduled November 27 and there are all preconditions
for Armenia to make a move forward in strengthening democracy and
European integration with nation-wide accord. The Armenian Speaker
attached much importance to strengthening the ties between the two
parliaments and new quality cooperation – this one being at the level
of inter-parliamentary commissions.