16:58, 11 May 2004

Armenia authorities, opposition agree on start of dialogue

Armenia's authorities and the opposition have succeeded in agreeing on the start of a political dialogue and the formulation of an agenda for talks, Parliament Speaker Artur Bagdasarian announced on Monday night at the close of a regular meeting between officials of the ruling pro-president coalition and the opposition.

"Political consultations that have been held in the parliament of Armenia from February to May have yielded the first positive results," reads the Speaker's statement circulated by the parliamentary press service.

Members of the factions represented in the National Assembly "agreed on the start of a political dialogue." "An appropriate agenda is to be formulated on May 13," the Parliament Speaker pointed out.

Source: REGNUM News Agency