Armenian women politicians to attend parliaments of England, Scotland and WalesMarch 7, 2009 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Mar 9-14 18 members of parliamentary and extra parliamentary political parties and 3 AR MPs: Armen Melikyan (Prosperous Armenia Party), Rafik Grigoryan (RPA) and Artyush Shakhbazyan (Dashnaktsutyun Faction) will visit the Great Britain withing the framework of "Wo/Men in Politics" Program organised by Armenian Representation of British Council. The visit aims to familiarize Armenian politicians with GB parliamentary system, legislation, and the appliaction of laws in the establishment of equal rights for men and women politicians. Visits to English, Scotch and Welsh Parliaments are on agenda. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |