NO PROBLEMS IN GEORGIAN-ARMENIAN RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net - MPs of Georgia and Armenia discussed prospects of parliamentary bilateral and regional cooperation. The Georgian and Armenian Parliamentary Delegations headed by Speakers Nino Burjanadze and Artur Baghdasarian met in the Parliament of Georgia today, Novosti-Gruzia (News Georgia) news agency reported. In the course of the meeting Burjanadze noted there are no problems in the Georgian-Armenian relations. "There are questions that are usually discussed in different formats," the Georgian Speaker stated, saying she was sure that A. Baghdasarian's visit to Tbilisi will promote intensification of the Georgian-Armenian relations. On his part A. Baghdasarian spoke in favor of resumption of the work of the Georgian-Armenian Interparliamentary Commission, ceased some two years ago. Burjanadze seconded the initiative, reporting that a group of friendship with Armenia is available in the Georgian Parliament. It is headed by Beso Jugeli and pledged to consider the forming the Georgian part of the Interparliamentary Commission. Burjanadze considered the coincidence of the stands of the Georgian and Armenian parties at various international forums positive. "I suppose we should further strengthen the statehood, border institutions, maximally harmonize the legislation to form a normal legal basis for development of cooperation. It is a direction to which parliamentary cooperation will seriously contribute," Burjanadze stated. In his turn the Armenian National Assembly head raised the question of forming an Interparliamentary Assembly of the South Caucasian States. "Armenia has initiated the creation of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the South Caucasus and we would like Georgia to support it. Maybe it will be possible to realize the initiative in a few years," Baghdasarian stated. At that he said in his opinion it was "possible for the Azeri party to try to hamper the realization of the initiative, however I hope the international community and organizations will support it." Burjanadze noted that all Georgian MPs present support the idea of creation of the Assembly from the moment it was voiced for the first time. "Taking into account the positive experience of the Baltic states, which managed to find common language and to form an interparliamentary assembly in spite of the differences, we support the initiative. I am more than sure that if we succeed in creating such a common Assembly it will be a forum for discussing complex problems and it will be for the welfare of our countries. It think we should work in this direction seriously," Burjanadze stated.