Armenia will keep up policy of reforms and European integrationJuly 4, 2007 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosian met today with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Rene van der Linden, the RA NA press office reports. Chairman of the standing parliamentary commission on European integration issues Avet Adonts, special representative of the CoE Secretary General, Bojana Urumova and Armenia's permanent representative in the CoE Christian Ter-Stepanian were also present at the meeting.Tigran Torosian thanked the PACE President for the high estimation given to the May 12 parliamentary elections and assured him that the policy of reforms and European integration will be continued. For his part, the PACE President noted the importance of democratic reforms. Rene van der Linden also touched upon the Armenian Electoral Code. Mr Torosian, who has recently received the conclusion of the Venice Commission, said that it's being considered and proposals to be discussed during the parliament's fall session will be prepared during the summer, if necessary. 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 | 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. 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. |