  PACE co-rapporteur hails progress in Armenia’s reform implementation January 16, 2012 - 20:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 16, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with PACE monitoring co-rapporteur on Armenia John Prescott, noting Armenia’s readiness to fulfill commitments in the framwrok of cooperation with Council of Europe. The co-rapporteur, in turn, gave possitve assessment to implementation of democraic reforms in the country. Discussion of upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia and a number of regional issues was also on meeting agenda.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
