  Democracy and Development Cooperation conference underway in YerevanMay 27, 2009 - 00:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parties, members of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) from Black Sea countries, are participating in an international conference. The event brought together young leaders from Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Iran, Cyprus, Canada and Syria. Chairman of Dashnaktsutyun youth wing Artak Zargaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the goal of the conference is to unite young leaders and organizations. "We must establish contacts because these are the people who will soon form the political elite of their countries," Zargaryan said.   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 |  Related sections Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
