Piruz Sargsyan aspired to observer status in European ombudsman officeNovember 2, 2010 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Association of Russian Banks Garegin Tosunyan paid a visit to Armenia to familiarize himself with the activity of the financial ombudsman’s office in August 2010. “A month later we learned that a similar office was established Russia,” Armenian financial ombudsman Piruz Sargsyan said. Besides, she noted that the other CIS member countries also show interest in the activity of the Armenian financial ombudsman’s office. As to international cooperation, Sargsyan said that the office is collaborating with UK, France and Netherlands. “Armenia joined the European network of financial arbitrators and ombudsmen in 2009 and attended a FIN-NET meeting in Prague,” she said. An application for observer status will be soon sent to the office of the European ombudsman. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |