September 10, 2005 - 08:50 AMT
ARMENIAN SPEAKER MET WITH PACE PRESIDENT
Armenian Parliament Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan being on visit in US met with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene Van Der Linden, reported the Press Service of the Armenian National Assembly (NA). The PACE President noted the importance of wide propaganda before the referendum and efficient implementation of constitutional reforms. Within his visit to New York A. Baghdassaryan met with Czech Parliament Chairman Lubomir Zaoralek, Swiss Speaker Therese Meyer, Japanese Speaker Chikage Oogi, Brazilian Speaker Severino Cavalcanti and Chairman of the Parliament of Jordan Abdullah Majali. Agreement to establish interparliamentary relations were achieved. A. Baghdassaryan expressed confidence the establishment of interparliamentary relations will promote bilateral cooperation in diverse fields, international cooperation, as well as correct comprehension of Armenia's problems. In the course of the Armenian Speaker's meeting with President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus Demetris Christofias it was agreed to erect a monument to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Larnak. It should be noted that after his New York meetings A. Baghdassaryan returned to Yerevan.