  Azeri Parliament Chair Congratulated Newly-Elected Armenian SpeakerJune 8, 2006 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's Milli Mejlis speaker Oktay Asadov congratulated Tigran Torosyan on his election as Armenian NA Speaker. Asadov's message was read at the 27th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSECO) in Yerevan by BSECO PA Azeri delegation head Asaf Gajiyev. The same day the presidency of the BSECO PA transferred from Armenia to Azerbaijan: Armenian Speaker T. Torosyan handed presidency symbol - wood hammer - to Gajiyev. The next plenary session of the BSECO PA will be held in Baku November 22-23 and the Armenian party is already invited to participate, reports Mediamax.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |
