Armenian and Bulgarian Parliaments to Sign Agreement on CooperationJune 12, 2006 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Parliament Speaker Tigran Torosian met with Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia Stefan Dimitrov to discuss the possibilities of strengthening interparliamentary ties between the two states, reported the RA NA press service. During the meeting Stefan Dimitrov conveyed the congratulatory address by Chairman of the Bulgarian National Assembly Georgi Pirinski over Tigran Torosian's election to the post of the Speaker. The interlocutors also touched upon the signing of the agreement on cooperation that will become a legal basis for the development of ties between the parliamentary friendship groups, standing committees and administrations. In this view Tigran Torosian marked out the importance of activities within international organizations. The parties stressed the importance of exchange of legislative experience and cooperation between the Armenian and Bulgarian parliaments. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |