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The NATO Parliamentary Assembly Rose-Roth seminar on March 13 summed up the works with the discussions of the last issue On The Political Developments and Civil Society in the Region.

The Dean of the Georgian Institute of the Public Affairs Bakur Kvashilava described the situation, emphasizing the problems facing the country after the Rose Revolution. The Links Executive Director Denis Samut conveyed the participants of the seminar the picture of Azerbaijan’s civil society and democracy. The speaker considered important to speak about the problems of Azerbaijan in Armenia, and on contrary, saying that the contacts and dialogue between the societies of the two countries can promote the solution of NK problem. The NA deputy Artak Zakaryan and the Director of the International Centre for Human Development Tevan Poghosyan spoke about the steps taken in strengthening democracy in Armenia.

The speakers agreed that without creating strong society it’s not possible to reach democracy and called on the European structures to support the three countries of the region.

The research worker of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) Simon Lunn summed up the three-day work and considered the seminar successful and constructive. The speaker expressed hope that in the nearest future Armenia and Turkey would ratify the protocols.

The Head of the parliamentary delegation of Armenia in NATO PA Karen Avagyan in his final word thanked the Rose-Roth participants, noting that with united forces it was only possible to establish peace and stability in the region. In the end he once again presented the position of the Armenian authorities on the settlement of the NK problem and conveyed gratefulness to the parliaments of the countries, which recognized the Genocide.