ArmenPress, Armenia



Armenian delegation to PABSEC slams Turkey's "inadmissible" blockade
of Armenia at Tirana sitting



YEREVAN, JUNE 26, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eduard
Sharmazanov has presented details from the PABSEC (Parliamentary
Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation), which took place in
Tirana, Albania.

Sharmazanov, who is a member of the Armenian delegation to PABSEC,
told reporters today in the parliament that a number of important
events took place during the sitting.

“First, the Republic of Armenia assumed chairmanship of this important
organization. Second, all members of the delegation delivered remarks,
and a number of meetings took place. Most importantly, all members of
our delegation mentioned in their remarks that we oppose the PABSEC to
become a more politicized and subject to putting forward preconditions
or blackmail of any state organization. We are in favor for the
fundamentals of the organization’s charter to be preserved. This
organization is a parliamentary assembly, which has a clear economic
orientation, and we are in favor of economic cooperation with all
member countries, “ he said.

The Armenian delegation has also raised about Turkey’s blockade of
Armenia, noting that it is inadmissible. “Individual meetings with the
delegations of Russia, Moldova and Greece took place. During the
meeting with the Russian delegation we attached importance to
deepening Armenia-Russia cooperation in all parliamentary platforms.
We had a constructive discussion with our Greek brothers,” he said.

Sharmazanov said that the upcoming sitting of the assembly will take
place in November in Yerevan.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan