South Caucasus Interparliamentary Assembly to Start Work January 1December 23, 2005 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The South Caucasus Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) will start working on January 1, 2006, stated NA Chair, one of co-sponsors of creation of the organization Artur Baghdassaryan. In the words of the Armenian Speaker, the IPA will have a positive impact on establishment of dialogue and cooperation between the three countries of the region - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. "Obviously there are issues in the relations between those countries that demand specification. We should abide by solution of issues exclusively via talks both in domestic and foreign policy arenas," Mr. Baghdassaryan stated. Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh settlement, the Speaker remarked the issue should be solved taking into account the interests of the peoples of the two countries, reported IA Regnum. 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 | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |