MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A delegation led by RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamian, on November 21, participated in the plenary session of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Parliamentary Assembly. The same day the RA NA Speaker gave a speech at the BSEC PA plenary session. He, in particular, said: "Armenia attaches much importance to regional cooperation and integration processes: that is why RA was one of the founders of BSEC and its parliamentary structure. The role of the parliaments is to spread organization's ideas and goals within the framework of BSEC PA. Our further legislative activity aimed at economic and trade cooperation in the Black Sea region will contribute not only to solution of our domestic problems but also to confidence and mutual understanding between our countries and peoples. Armenia's parliament conscientiously and purposefully moves forward in the direction of creating a legislative field for assisting the process of further liberalization of trade, cooperating in the social, cultural, educational and environmental spheres. Armenia considers topical the issue of transport ways and at all international conferences speaks for joining transport systems with Black Sea region's European countries' transport corridors and systems. I consider that transport system's integration will be more efficient if all 12 BSEC member states are involved. The realization of the idea of creating a Black Sea transport link will promote that process. We are convinced that mutually beneficial cooperation between our region's countries, accessibility of transport communications can form an atmosphere of confidence, which is so necessary for solving the regional problems. Stable development of the energy sector on the basis of regional cooperation is the main priority of Armenia's energy policy. Today Armenia's energy system is considered one of the fully-established ones in the CIS territory. It has developed infrastructures and intersystem contacts with neighboring countries. Armenia, Iran and Georgia have a positive experience of integrating to energy systems. We are ready to take concrete steps to integrate to the Black Sea electric-energy link formation. Within the framework of the European Energy Charter Armenia is ready for negotiating with any country, which is interested in implementation of programs in the sphere of energy sources. Efficient cooperation in the energy sphere will ensure provision of reliable and cheap energy in the Black Sea region." According to the RA NA Public Relations Department, the same day H. Abrahamian met with Chairman of RF State Duma Boris Gryzlov. The interlocutors attached importance to cooperation between the two allied countries, which replenishes the high-level political dialogue of RA and RF Presidents. At the meeting, an agreement on RF State Duma Chairman's visit to Armenia was also reached. RA NA Speaker's meeting with Chairman of Turkish Grand National Assembly Mehmet Ali Shahin took place on November 23. During the meeting, the interlocutors presented their views over the process of establishing bilateral relations without preconditions. H. Abrahamian emphasized that the Armenian side considers it necessary that the signed Armenian-Turkish protocols should be ratified in reasonable time constraints.

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