PACE invites President to speak about Armenia at Council of EuropeNovember 24, 2016 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee for Armenia Alan Meale and Giuseppe Galati on Wednesday, November 23 invited President Serzh Sargsyan to speak about Armenia at the Council of Europe. At a meeting in Yerevan on Thursday, Sargsyan stressed the importance of summits that follow the fact-finding mission, which, according to him "enable discussing the reforms currently underway in Armenia, the achievements made in a certain period, also getting an assessment by people familiar with European values." The co-rapporteurs, in turn, hailed the fast-paced and consistent process of establishing democracy in Armenia, citing, however, small problems that need to be tackled. "We'd like to officially invite you to the Council of Europe to talk about Armenia at the PACE," the co-rapporteurs said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |