BRUSSELS SUGGESTS ARMENIAN AND TURKISH SPEAKERS TO MEET

PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Belgian Senate Anne-Marie Lizin has suggested that the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament meet with his Turkish counterpart in Brussels for joint discussion of urgent problems, reported the Press Service of the National Assembly of Armenia. In his turn Artur Baghdasarian accepted the proposal. In the course of the meeting the parties discussed regional development issues. At the instance of the Senate President, A. Baghdasarian presented Armenia's stand over Turkey's accession to the EU, as well as questions of the Armenian-Turkish relations. In his words, Armenia comes for establishment of peace and stability in the region, wishes normal relations with neighbor countries. Armenia is not against Turkey's accession to the EU, however it considers that application of double standards inadmissible. When commenting on the Turkish governmental initiative on forming a joint historical commission for studying facts of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, A. Baghdasarian noted that discussion of the question whether there was a genocide or not is inadmissible. In his words, a commission can be formed only to discuss the Armenian-Turkish relations. In the course of the meeting the parties discussed the future fate of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. A. Baghdasarian noted that according to evaluations of international experts, the Plant can work continuously until 2016. Anne-Marie Lizin said she was ready to promote Armenian-Belgian ties. Thereupon the parties agreed to hold a bilateral seminar under the auspices of the two parliaments.