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    THE PRESIDENT OF LATVIA IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

    National Assembly of RA, Armenia
    Oct 10 2005

    On October 8 Vaira Vike-Freiberg, President of the Republic of Latvia
    was hosted in the Nat ional Assembly. The problems of the development
    of the Armenian-Latvian relations were in the center of discussions
    with NA President Artur Baghdasaryan, representatives of the standing
    committees of the National Assembly, factions and grouping. Welcoming
    the high-ranking guest, NA President Artur Baghdasaryan highlighted
    the experience of Latvia on the road of European Integration,
    strengthening of inter-parliamentary cooperation (during the
    visit of the President of the Republic of Latvia a memorandum of
    inter-parliamentary cooperation was signed) and regional ties with
    the establishment of direct ties between the marzes and cities. The
    sides also elaborated on the trade-economic and scientific-cultural
    ties, discussed the possibility of the establishment of a direct
    flight between two countries, which can become an impetus for the
    development of trade-economic ties.

    Vaira Vike-Freiberg, President of the Republic of Latvia highlighted
    the success of the constitutional reforms in Armenia, noting that the
    parliaments are always basic pillars of democracy, and the cooperation
    of the legislative bodies of two countries has an important role in
    the inter-state relations. He expressed confidence to continue the
    cooperation in all directions with Armenia.

    Hrair karapetyan, Secretary of ARF faction, expressed gratitude for
    adopting the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the
    first reading in the Parliament of Latvia. In response Mrs. Freiberg
    mentioned that during her visit to Turkey she elaborated on the
    necessity of recognizing the Armenian Genocide during the meeting
    with the President and Prime Minister of Turkey, highlighting not
    to have dark pages in the history of the country before joining the
    European family.

    During the meeting other issues were also discussed.
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