17:21 23/11/2009 » Politics

Armenian, Turkish Speakers due to have first bilateral meeting in Moscow

The Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan is in Moscow now to attend the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization.

“Like during all plenary sessions, the Armenian Speaker may have bilateral meetings, including meeting with the Turkish Parliament Speaker,” NA press secretary Nairi Petrosyan told Panorama.am.

Referring to the frame of issues to be discussed at the meeting of the Armenian and Turkish Speakers, N. Patrosyan said: “Taking into consideration this is to be their first bilateral meeting, a wide frame of issues is due to be discussed.”

Hovik Abrahamyan is due to return to Armenia November 26.

Source: Panorama.am

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