OSCE, RA NA To Widen Aspects Of Cooperation

OSCE, RA NA TO WIDEN ASPECTS OF COOPERATION

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
March 7 2006

YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. OSCE and Armenian National Assembly intend
to widen aspects of cooperation, Armenian Parliament’s press service
told ARKA News Agency on Monday quoting Nati0onal Assembly Speaker
Arthur Baghdasaryan and OSCE Minsk Group’s Russian Co-Chair Ambassador
Vladimir Pryakhin as saying during their meeting.

Noting that after constitutional reforms the Parliament obtained wider
powers, the Ambassador attached importance to further cooperation
saying ties between the organization and Armenian National Assembly
should become closer.

The sides decided to target their joint activity also on improving
lawmaking process and ensuring free and transparent parliamentary
elections expected in Armenia in 2007 as well as to launch
anticorruption campaign.