Meeting of Commission of SOCINTERN in Yerevan
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS: The two-day forum of the CIS, Caucasus
and Black Sea Commission of the Socialist International (SOCINTERN)
kicked off today in Yerevan. Representatives of socialist and
social-democratic parties from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Belarusia, Moldova, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Sweden and
Palestine took part in the meeting of the commission hosted by the
ARF. The representative of Azerbaijan, too, agreed to partake in the
meeting, but has not been introduced yet.
Member of the ARF supreme body Armen Rustamyan said in a briefing with
journalists that this is a regular meeting, which takes place in
Armenia for the first time. According to him, the meeting will touch
upon issues on the socialist movement arisen in the region; reports on
the social state of different countries will be presented. The issues
on Caucasus will be referred separately.
The representative of the ARF positively assessed the participation of
Azerbaijan noting that it will enable to conduct a dialogue with
Azerbaijan, to find a platform of communication with each other on the
basis of the merit system of the socialism, as well as to think how it
will be possible to contribute to solution of the Karabakh conflict
with joint efforts. `This will be the first contact with the
Azerbaijani at such a level. We will do our best to activate our
contacts with them in that direction and will work out joint
cooperation programs,' A. Rustamyan said.
Representative of Russia, member of `Fair Russia' party Tatyana
Moskalkova, too, attached importance to the gathering noting that it
contributes to strengthening of cooperation between countries,
expansion of the dialogue. According to her, the OSCE Minsk Group does
its best to solve the Karabakh conflict in a peaceful way. `I want
very much that today we find right receipts and propose to countries
for giving a peaceful solution to conflicts,' the Russian
representative said.
M. Nalbandyan said that tomorrow the commission team will adopt a
statement, by which it will refer to issues connected with separate
regions and countries. It will be the assessment of the SOCINTERN to
the situation of countries and its support to solution of those
issues.
The SOCINTERN is a global institution of social democratic, socialist
and labor parties, which unites 170 parties and organizations from all
the continents.
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS: The two-day forum of the CIS, Caucasus
and Black Sea Commission of the Socialist International (SOCINTERN)
kicked off today in Yerevan. Representatives of socialist and
social-democratic parties from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Belarusia, Moldova, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Sweden and
Palestine took part in the meeting of the commission hosted by the
ARF. The representative of Azerbaijan, too, agreed to partake in the
meeting, but has not been introduced yet.
Member of the ARF supreme body Armen Rustamyan said in a briefing with
journalists that this is a regular meeting, which takes place in
Armenia for the first time. According to him, the meeting will touch
upon issues on the socialist movement arisen in the region; reports on
the social state of different countries will be presented. The issues
on Caucasus will be referred separately.
The representative of the ARF positively assessed the participation of
Azerbaijan noting that it will enable to conduct a dialogue with
Azerbaijan, to find a platform of communication with each other on the
basis of the merit system of the socialism, as well as to think how it
will be possible to contribute to solution of the Karabakh conflict
with joint efforts. `This will be the first contact with the
Azerbaijani at such a level. We will do our best to activate our
contacts with them in that direction and will work out joint
cooperation programs,' A. Rustamyan said.
Representative of Russia, member of `Fair Russia' party Tatyana
Moskalkova, too, attached importance to the gathering noting that it
contributes to strengthening of cooperation between countries,
expansion of the dialogue. According to her, the OSCE Minsk Group does
its best to solve the Karabakh conflict in a peaceful way. `I want
very much that today we find right receipts and propose to countries
for giving a peaceful solution to conflicts,' the Russian
representative said.
M. Nalbandyan said that tomorrow the commission team will adopt a
statement, by which it will refer to issues connected with separate
regions and countries. It will be the assessment of the SOCINTERN to
the situation of countries and its support to solution of those
issues.
The SOCINTERN is a global institution of social democratic, socialist
and labor parties, which unites 170 parties and organizations from all
the continents.
From: A. Papazian