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Relations Between Republic Of Turkey And Republic Of Armenia

EDM number 2019 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Laxton on 13/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Asia.

That this House welcomes the recent Protocols on the Development of Relations and the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia, signed by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu and his Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandian in Zurich on 10 October 2009; finds these developments very encouraging for the creation and maintenance of an atmosphere of trust and confidence between the two countries; applauds the desire by both sides to develop bilateral cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields; notes the mutual commitment to respect equality, sovereignty and non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states, territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers and condemnation of all forms of terrorism, violence and extremism irrespective of their cause; welcomes the agreement to open the common border between the two countries and establish an intergovernmental bilateral commission for regular political consultations between the two countries; notes the agreement to implement dialogue on the historical dimension with the aim of restoring mutual confidence between the two nations; and believes these developments will strengthen peace, security and stability in the region as a whole.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Laxton13/10/2009Derby NorthLabourProposed
Lindsay Hoyle13/10/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore13/10/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Paul Rowen13/10/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley13/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Nicholas Winterton13/10/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink13/10/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Lynne Jones13/10/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Alan Simpson14/10/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn14/10/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell14/10/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton14/10/2009GowerLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin14/10/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis14/10/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara15/10/2009Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Ian Stewart15/10/2009EcclesLabourSigned
Nick Harvey15/10/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh15/10/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
John Cummings16/10/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden19/10/2009Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham19/10/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/10/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew George19/10/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell19/10/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton19/10/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/10/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Elliot Morley20/10/2009ScunthorpeLabourSigned
Paul Keetch22/10/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington22/10/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Frank Cook26/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Nigel Evans26/10/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
John Leech28/10/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned

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