Baku / 20.12.12/Turan-BSPRESS: Chairmanship of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova), GUAM PA transferred from Azerbaijan to Georgia, which is to chair the Organization, from 1 January, 2013 .
At the fifth meeting in Baku, vice-speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Zurab Abashidze's called one of the main priorities of the head of the Georgian delegation in GUAM PA a greater interaction with other international organizations, as well as consolidation of the support of the international community for strengthening the process of peaceful settlement of conflicts in the countries GUAM-member states.
Other priorities of Georgia GUAM PA in 2013 he called ensuring of more close political relations - increased and coordinated policy within the organization itself, strengthening GUAM image in the international system, the deepening of section cooperation of GUAM, including improvement of the transit potential of GUAM creating favorable conditions for the reform and development of the economies and increased competitiveness GUAM transport corridor, the maximum use of the opportunities of GUAM Free Trade Area, and the development of new and mutually beneficial economic projects, including the study of the feasibility of such projects with interested parties.
"Georgia also sees the need to increase the role of GUAM in ensuring European energy security, maintaining the positive dynamics of cooperation with GUAM partner countries, promoting inter-parliamentary co-operation," said Abashidze. -02D-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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