N. ZOHRABYAN AND A. BOZHKO ATTACHED IMPORTANCE TO THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

ARMENPRESS
Aug 11, 2009

YEREVAN, AUGUST 11, ARMENPRESS: The President of the Permanent
Commission on integration issues of the National Assembly of Republic
of Armenia Naira Zohrabyan received today Ukrainian Ambassador to
Armenia Alexander Bozhko.

NA public relations department told Armenpress that during the meeting
issues on European integration considered to be a dominant for the
external policy of the two countries, as well as issues concerning the
cooperation between the member-states of the EU "Eastern Partnership"
program within the framework of the project.

N. Zohrabyan and Ambassador A. Bozhko attached importance to the
activation of relations on different levels between the two countries,
as well as to the development of parliamentary diplomacy, the necessity
of exchange of experience in legislative and other spheres. Referring
to the position adopted by Ukraine in some issues within the framework
of GUAM organization, Zohrabyan noted that they give a way to trouble
and expressed hope that Ukraine will display much more balanced
position in the issues dominant for Armenia.

N. Zohrabyan expressed confidence that any problem and issue is
possible to solve by mutual discussions. She noted as well that
the memorandum signed on inter-parliamentary cooperation between
the Armenian National Assembly and the Ukrainian Supreme Rada,
doesn’t serve to its aim. She noted that it is necessary to undertake
relevant steps to bring to life the aspects fixed in the memorandum,
particularly, in the issues of cooperation between the parliament
delegations of the two countries in international institutions.

The sides attached importance to the role of parliamentary diplomacy
in overcoming numerous wrinkled issues and came to an agreement that
it is necessary to pass to much more practical steps in that sphere
from ceremonial nature.

Naira Zohrabyan and Alexander Bozhko shared the same viewpoint that
though there are certain issues, nevertheless, for the two countries
such kind of merits are dominant, around which it is possible to
develop the further cooperation.