RA parliamentarians ready for cooperation with Turkish and Azeri counterpartsFebruary 7, 2008 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian met Wednesday with EU Troika Delegation led by Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, the RA NA press office reported. The delegation includes European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Envoy for South Caucasus Peter Semneby. RA Ambassador to Belgium Vigen Chitechian, French Ambassador to Armenia Serzh Smessov and other officials also attended the meeting. Welcoming the guests, Speaker Torosian said that opening of new premises of the EC Delegation to Armenia will give a new impetus to the Armenia-EU relations. He also touched upon reforms carried out in legal field and human rights. Mr Torosian emphasized the importance of holding the presidential election on a level with international standards. "All remarks and proposals of the ODIHR/OSCE experts were taken into account. In their interim reports, the observation missions gave a positive estimation to the election processes," he said. "Armenia attaches importance to cooperation with the European Union," he added. Touching on the forthcoming presidential elections in Armenia, Mr Torosian said, "Conduction of Armenian elections in compliance with international standards has become a tradition." When discussing regional problems, the Speaker stated that Armenian parliamentarians are ready for cooperation with their Azeri and Turkish counterparts, who seem unprepared for establishment of relations. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |