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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.
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