 “Women in Local Democracy” project participants meet in YerevanNovember 19, 2012 - 20:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted a meeting of “Women in Local Democracy” project participants. The event aimed at establishing a cooperation network between media agencies and NGOs, which will, in turn, promote women’s role in local democratic. Editors-in -chief, journalists and NGO representatives from Yerevan and provinces attended the event. This project, implemented by Armenian Public Relations Association jointly with UNDP, is aimed at supporting the advancement of gender equality, building parity democracy and improving social cohesion in the Republic of Armenia.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
