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ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 23, 2012 Wednesday 05:00 PM GMT+4
Armenia hails steps promoting atmosphere of trust in region - President
YEREVAN May 23
Armenia is taking steps to expand regional cooperation and will hail
any initiative aiming to create an atmosphere of mutual trust in the
region, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in an address to the
participants in a plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC). The document was read out on
Wednesday by head of the presidential administration Vigen Sarkisyan.
"Armenia attaches great significance to the activities of
international organizations, especially the Organization of Black Sea
Economic Cooperation (BSEC), and welcomes further development of its
parliamentary cooperation format as a pivot body of regional
cooperation," the Armenian head of state said in the address," the
address said.
"A vivid example of it is the fact that Armenia expressed readiness to
host this meeting before the very end of the term of its current
parliament, since it does not make the normal work of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation conditional on its
internal political calendar," the Armenian president noted.
"Parliamentary diplomacy now holds its own specific place in the area
of interstate relations. It has a big role in advocating principles of
democracy, protection of human rights, and ensuring the supremacy of
law. The establishment of an inter-parliamentary dialogue is of key
importance for propagating these principles and building an atmosphere
of mutual trust," he stressed. "The full-blown regional cooperation
helps promote lasting peace and stability."
"Armenia strongly believes that broader regional cooperation,
unblocking of closed borders and promoting comprehensive cooperation
is the only way to reach mutual trust that will serve as a basis to
settle all problems - by peaceful and compromise means," Sargsyan
said. In this context he pointed to the significance of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
According to the Armenian leader, member countries of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation are
consolidated "by common goals aimed at deeper political dialogue,
broader trade and economic ties and better life of our nations."
"In the focus of attention at the Yerevan plenary meeting of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation there are
various pressing problems, from sustainable economic development,
ecology, meeting social need of people, to state support to private
businesses," he noted.
"On the basis of compromise approaches inherent in parliamentarism,"
he noted, participants in the meeting will play "a significant role in
the process of decision-making taking into account both common
interests and interests of all member countries of the Organization of
the Black Sea Economic Cooperation."
May 23, 2012 Wednesday 05:00 PM GMT+4
Armenia hails steps promoting atmosphere of trust in region - President
YEREVAN May 23
Armenia is taking steps to expand regional cooperation and will hail
any initiative aiming to create an atmosphere of mutual trust in the
region, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in an address to the
participants in a plenary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC). The document was read out on
Wednesday by head of the presidential administration Vigen Sarkisyan.
"Armenia attaches great significance to the activities of
international organizations, especially the Organization of Black Sea
Economic Cooperation (BSEC), and welcomes further development of its
parliamentary cooperation format as a pivot body of regional
cooperation," the Armenian head of state said in the address," the
address said.
"A vivid example of it is the fact that Armenia expressed readiness to
host this meeting before the very end of the term of its current
parliament, since it does not make the normal work of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation conditional on its
internal political calendar," the Armenian president noted.
"Parliamentary diplomacy now holds its own specific place in the area
of interstate relations. It has a big role in advocating principles of
democracy, protection of human rights, and ensuring the supremacy of
law. The establishment of an inter-parliamentary dialogue is of key
importance for propagating these principles and building an atmosphere
of mutual trust," he stressed. "The full-blown regional cooperation
helps promote lasting peace and stability."
"Armenia strongly believes that broader regional cooperation,
unblocking of closed borders and promoting comprehensive cooperation
is the only way to reach mutual trust that will serve as a basis to
settle all problems - by peaceful and compromise means," Sargsyan
said. In this context he pointed to the significance of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
According to the Armenian leader, member countries of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation are
consolidated "by common goals aimed at deeper political dialogue,
broader trade and economic ties and better life of our nations."
"In the focus of attention at the Yerevan plenary meeting of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation there are
various pressing problems, from sustainable economic development,
ecology, meeting social need of people, to state support to private
businesses," he noted.
"On the basis of compromise approaches inherent in parliamentarism,"
he noted, participants in the meeting will play "a significant role in
the process of decision-making taking into account both common
interests and interests of all member countries of the Organization of
the Black Sea Economic Cooperation."