Human Rights Defender of Armenia leaves for BrusselsNovember 15, 2010 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 15-17, Armenia’sOmbudsman Armen Harutyunyan will be in Brussels on an official visit. Armen Harutyunyan will meet with European Commission’s Director for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia Gunnar Wiegand, Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby. Besides, Harutyunyan is scheduled to meet with Bulgarian politician, member of the European parliament Andrey Kovatchev, as well as Chairman of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Milan Cabrnoch. As part of the visit, Harutyunyan will address a special meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the press service of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |