POSITION OF UKRAINE IN GUAM, A CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN ARMENIA
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
11.08.2009 19:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today the chairman of the Standing Committee on
European Integration of the RA National Assembly Naira Zohrabyan
received the Ambassador of Ukraine to Armenia Alexander Bozhko .
During the meeting officials discussed issues of European integration
of the two states, as well as Eastern Partnership programs.
Naira Zohrabyan and Alexander Bozhko stressed the significance of
intensifying bilateral relations between states, as well as developing
parliamentary diplomacy and the need to exchange of experience in
constitutional and other areas.
Addressing the issue of Ukraine’s participation in GUAM, Naira
Zohrabyan mentioned that the position of Ukraine on certain issues
causes concern and expressed hope that Ukraine will take a more
balanced position on priority matters for Armenia. She also noted
that any issue or problem can be solved through discussions.
According to Naira Zohrabyan, a memorandum of inter-parliamentary
cooperation signed between Armenia and Ukraine does not serve its
purpose and proposed to take steps to activate the provisions set
forth in the memorandum.
The parties have agreed that, despite some differences, further
cooperation between the sides is possible around prior interests,
press service of RA National Assembly reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
