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HOVIK ABRAHAMIAN: ARMENIA ATTACHES MUCH IMPORTANCE TO REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION PROCESSES
ARKA
Nov 27, 2009
MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation led by RA NA Speaker
Hovik Abrahamian, on November 21, participated in the plenary session
of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Parliamentary Assembly. The same day
the RA NA Speaker gave a speech at the BSEC PA plenary session. He,
in particular, said:
"Armenia attaches much importance to regional cooperation and
integration processes: that is why RA was one of the founders of BSEC
and its parliamentary structure. The role of the parliaments is to
spread organization's ideas and goals within the framework of BSEC PA.
Our further legislative activity aimed at economic and trade
cooperation in the Black Sea region will contribute not only to
solution of our domestic problems but also to confidence and mutual
understanding between our countries and peoples.
Armenia's parliament conscientiously and purposefully moves forward
in the direction of creating a legislative field for assisting the
process of further liberalization of trade, cooperating in the social,
cultural, educational and environmental spheres.
Armenia considers topical the issue of transport ways and at all
international conferences speaks for joining transport systems with
Black Sea region's European countries' transport corridors and systems.
I consider that transport system's integration will be more efficient
if all 12 BSEC member states are involved. The realization of the
idea of creating a Black Sea transport link will promote that process.
We are convinced that mutually beneficial cooperation between our
region's countries, accessibility of transport communications can
form an atmosphere of confidence, which is so necessary for solving
the regional problems.
Stable development of the energy sector on the basis of regional
cooperation is the main priority of Armenia's energy policy. Today
Armenia's energy system is considered one of the fully-established
ones in the CIS territory. It has developed infrastructures and
intersystem contacts with neighboring countries. Armenia, Iran and
Georgia have a positive experience of integrating to energy systems.
We are ready to take concrete steps to integrate to the Black Sea
electric-energy link formation. Within the framework of the European
Energy Charter Armenia is ready for negotiating with any country,
which is interested in implementation of programs in the sphere of
energy sources. Efficient cooperation in the energy sphere will ensure
provision of reliable and cheap energy in the Black Sea region."
According to the RA NA Public Relations Department, the same day H.
Abrahamian met with Chairman of RF State Duma Boris Gryzlov. The
interlocutors attached importance to cooperation between the two allied
countries, which replenishes the high-level political dialogue of RA
and RF Presidents.
At the meeting, an agreement on RF State Duma Chairman's visit to
Armenia was also reached.
RA NA Speaker's meeting with Chairman of Turkish Grand National
Assembly Mehmet Ali Shahin took place on November 23. During the
meeting, the interlocutors presented their views over the process of
establishing bilateral relations without preconditions. H. Abrahamian
emphasized that the Armenian side considers it necessary that the
signed Armenian-Turkish protocols should be ratified in reasonable
time constraints.
ARKA
Nov 27, 2009
MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation led by RA NA Speaker
Hovik Abrahamian, on November 21, participated in the plenary session
of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Parliamentary Assembly. The same day
the RA NA Speaker gave a speech at the BSEC PA plenary session. He,
in particular, said:
"Armenia attaches much importance to regional cooperation and
integration processes: that is why RA was one of the founders of BSEC
and its parliamentary structure. The role of the parliaments is to
spread organization's ideas and goals within the framework of BSEC PA.
Our further legislative activity aimed at economic and trade
cooperation in the Black Sea region will contribute not only to
solution of our domestic problems but also to confidence and mutual
understanding between our countries and peoples.
Armenia's parliament conscientiously and purposefully moves forward
in the direction of creating a legislative field for assisting the
process of further liberalization of trade, cooperating in the social,
cultural, educational and environmental spheres.
Armenia considers topical the issue of transport ways and at all
international conferences speaks for joining transport systems with
Black Sea region's European countries' transport corridors and systems.
I consider that transport system's integration will be more efficient
if all 12 BSEC member states are involved. The realization of the
idea of creating a Black Sea transport link will promote that process.
We are convinced that mutually beneficial cooperation between our
region's countries, accessibility of transport communications can
form an atmosphere of confidence, which is so necessary for solving
the regional problems.
Stable development of the energy sector on the basis of regional
cooperation is the main priority of Armenia's energy policy. Today
Armenia's energy system is considered one of the fully-established
ones in the CIS territory. It has developed infrastructures and
intersystem contacts with neighboring countries. Armenia, Iran and
Georgia have a positive experience of integrating to energy systems.
We are ready to take concrete steps to integrate to the Black Sea
electric-energy link formation. Within the framework of the European
Energy Charter Armenia is ready for negotiating with any country,
which is interested in implementation of programs in the sphere of
energy sources. Efficient cooperation in the energy sphere will ensure
provision of reliable and cheap energy in the Black Sea region."
According to the RA NA Public Relations Department, the same day H.
Abrahamian met with Chairman of RF State Duma Boris Gryzlov. The
interlocutors attached importance to cooperation between the two allied
countries, which replenishes the high-level political dialogue of RA
and RF Presidents.
At the meeting, an agreement on RF State Duma Chairman's visit to
Armenia was also reached.
RA NA Speaker's meeting with Chairman of Turkish Grand National
Assembly Mehmet Ali Shahin took place on November 23. During the
meeting, the interlocutors presented their views over the process of
establishing bilateral relations without preconditions. H. Abrahamian
emphasized that the Armenian side considers it necessary that the
signed Armenian-Turkish protocols should be ratified in reasonable
time constraints.