Certificates to "green" democracy supporters granted at OSCE office in YerevanDecember 22, 2009 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At December 22 conference in OSCE Yerevan office, representatives of Orkhus centres in Yerevan, Gyumri, Kapan, Goris and Hrazdan received certificates for the availability of information on Orkhus nature preservation convention and population involvement in the decision making process and assistance to justice.Certificates were also granted to representatives of local authorities, as well as Ecolur and Khazer NGOs for their contribution to nature preservation. The head of OSCE Yerevan Office, Ambassador Sergei Kapinos emphasized the importance of interested parties' support for "green" democracy. "Certificates confirm the progress registered until today and we'll continue our work in that direction," he noted. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |