EU believes development of Ombudsman institution in Armenia to be of primary importanceMay 13, 2011 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU believes the development of Ombudsman institution in Armenia to be of primary importance, according to the head of delegation of the European Commission in Armenia. “We're glad to have helped the Human Rights Defender Office in the framework of EU Twinning Program,” Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger stated during the event to mark the Program completion. As the Ambassador noted, the cooperation between the sides will continue. Since 1998, the European Commission has financed Twinning projects for institution building in EU acceding or candidate countries as well as in other EU neighbour countries. The aim is to strengthen the Beneficiary Countries’ capacity to implement EU rules and regulations at the national level – or to assist them in approaching Western standards in general. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |