Trend, Azerbaijan
May 14 2010

PACE president holds talks with Armenian officials

Mevlut Cavusoglu, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE), had separate meetings with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsian and Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in
Armenian capital of Yerevan on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.

According to news stories in Armenian media, Sargsian said in the
meeting that Cavusoglu’s visit would contribute both to relations
between Armenia and the Council of Europe and also to ties between
PACE and Armenian parliament.

Cavusoglu said he aimed to boost relations among member states of the
Council of Europe.

The meeting between Abrahamyan and Cavusoglu focused on normalization
process of Turkish-Armenian relations.

Abrahamyan said the process was a difficult and sensitive one, and if
protocols were approved in the Turkish parliament, Armenia was ready
to restore the process.