Today Armenian Parliament Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan met with the delegation of the EU Troika headed by UK Special Representative for the South Caucasus Sir Brian Fall, RA NA press center reported. During the meeting the parties discussed the prospects of the EU-South Caucasus relations. According to Sir Brian Fall, the EU Individual Partnership Action Plan elaboration process proceeds slower than it was expected and one of the aims of Troika’s visit is the forcing of programs being implemented. Artur Baghdassartyan informed the guests about the constitutional reform process in Armenia, specifically the reformation of the Electoral Code and the upcoming referendum on constitutional amendments. The RA Parliament Speaker stated the Armenia-EU relations are a political priority for Yerevan. He also voiced opinion that the development of the Individual action Plan should not be bound with Azerbaijan-Cyprus relations.
The meeting participants emphasized the importance of the constitutional reform, which received positive assessment of international structures. The RA National Assembly Chairman noted the importance of democracy development throughout the region and stressed that the South Caucasus is viewed as a common market and from this aspect construction of Turkey-Georgia new railway is inadmissible, since there exists a railway running via the territory of Armenia. As for the interparliamentary cooperation the interlocutors noted the formation of the South Caucasian Interparliamentary Assembly in 2007, which will offer a good possibility for the discussion of problems available in the region. Besides, the parties touched upon the Armenian-Turkish relations and regional processes within the context of establishing peace and development of political and economic cooperation.
