  Armenian, Turkish parliaments to establish cooperationNovember 24, 2009 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met Monday with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Ali Sahin on the sidelines of PABSEC plenary session in Moscow to exchange views on the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.The two men assessed highly presidential efforts to establish ties and agreed to encourage contacts between members of Armenian and Turkish parliaments. At that, Mr. Abrahamyan stressed the necessity of ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols within reasonable terms.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations  Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations.Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region.Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |
