OSCE PA fall session to address corruption and trafficking problemsOctober 6, 2010 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian delegation departed for Italy to participate in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ninth Fall Meetings to be held in Palermo, Sicily, on October 8-11, 2010, Heritage party member Larisa Alaverdyan said. The session agenda includes meetings of the Assembly’s Mediterranean Forum and Standing Committee and a Conference on “The Fight against Transnational Organized Crime and Corruption.” The conference on organized crime and corruption will contain discussions on human trafficking, a look at the ten years since the adoption of the Palermo convention, and the fight against corruption. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |