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ARF and European Socialists Delegations Meet in Yerevan
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Friday, October 19th, 2012
A scene from the meeting
YEREVAN (ARF Press Office) - Representatives of the Party of European
Socialists (PES) and Members of the Group of the Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), are
participating in the delegation which is on a fact-finding mission for
the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, in Yerevan.
The aim of the delegation is to form an opinion of the
post-parliamentary election situation in Armenia, through meetings
with political parties and civil society. The delegation is headed by
the member of the Bulgarian Socialist party, Member of the European
Parliament and Co-Chairman of Euronest's Parliamentary Assembly
Kristian Vigenin and European Forum's Vice-President Jan Marinus
Wiersma. The delegation also included María Muñiz de Urquiza, member
of the Spanish Socialist and Labor Party, and of the European
Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Edit Herczog, member of the
Hungarian Socialist Party and of the European Parliament's EU-Armenia
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee as well as André Gerrits,
President of the Alfred Mozer Stichting.
The delegation was received by, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Supreme Council Chairman, Armen Rustamyan and Director of the
International Secretariat, Giro Manoyan.
The delegation was interested in ARF's assessments concerning the
current situation in Armenia as well as the past parliamentary and the
upcoming presidential elections. They were also keen to know ARF's
approach on Armenia's foreign affairs with her neighboring countries,
especially the bilateral relation between Armenia and Turkey and the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The interlocutors also discussed about the relations between ARF and
PES and issues of joint cooperation.
In the morning, the European delegation had held a round table meeting
with four representatives from the civil society among which was the
Director of the Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation, Maria Titizian.
asbarez
Friday, October 19th, 2012
A scene from the meeting
YEREVAN (ARF Press Office) - Representatives of the Party of European
Socialists (PES) and Members of the Group of the Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), are
participating in the delegation which is on a fact-finding mission for
the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, in Yerevan.
The aim of the delegation is to form an opinion of the
post-parliamentary election situation in Armenia, through meetings
with political parties and civil society. The delegation is headed by
the member of the Bulgarian Socialist party, Member of the European
Parliament and Co-Chairman of Euronest's Parliamentary Assembly
Kristian Vigenin and European Forum's Vice-President Jan Marinus
Wiersma. The delegation also included María Muñiz de Urquiza, member
of the Spanish Socialist and Labor Party, and of the European
Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Edit Herczog, member of the
Hungarian Socialist Party and of the European Parliament's EU-Armenia
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee as well as André Gerrits,
President of the Alfred Mozer Stichting.
The delegation was received by, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Supreme Council Chairman, Armen Rustamyan and Director of the
International Secretariat, Giro Manoyan.
The delegation was interested in ARF's assessments concerning the
current situation in Armenia as well as the past parliamentary and the
upcoming presidential elections. They were also keen to know ARF's
approach on Armenia's foreign affairs with her neighboring countries,
especially the bilateral relation between Armenia and Turkey and the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The interlocutors also discussed about the relations between ARF and
PES and issues of joint cooperation.
In the morning, the European delegation had held a round table meeting
with four representatives from the civil society among which was the
Director of the Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation, Maria Titizian.