AZG Armenian Daily #099, 24/05/2008

Germany – South Caucasus

ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA AROUND ONE TABLE IN BERLIN

On the initiative of the German-South-Caucasian
Parliamentary Group of the Bundestag a meeting of the
MPs with the Ambassadors of the three countries and
with Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani scholarship
winners working in Bundestag took place first time in
Berlin on May 9.

As result of exchange of views proposals for carrying
out joint programs were accepted.

At present 16 scholarship winners work in Bundestag
MPs office.

Henceforth in the framework of International
Parliamentary Scholarship Armenia and Azerbaijan will
send participants to Germany every year.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Steffen Richen
underlined that joint intercourse and programs between
the scholarship winners should be continuous that will
make possible the dialogue for resolution of conflicts
and deepening of regional integration in South
Caucasus. According to him, the three countries use
the Europe Neighborhood Program in different measures
to carry out their own economic and political
amendments.

By Vahram Soghomonian, translated by L.H.