RA legislation to be brought in compliance with European standardsJuly 22, 2009 - 00:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 21, NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received Sergey Kapinos, Head of OSCE Office in Yerevan. Welcoming his guest, Mr. Abrahamyan stressed the importance of cooperation with OSCE office. In that context, Armenian Speaker highly appreciated the memorandum signed in April between RA National Assembly and OSCE Office in Yerevan.During the meeting, parties agreed upon steps aimed at bringing RA legislation in compliance with European standards. In that context, they stressed the role of Venice Commission, OSCE democratic structures and human rights office, RA NA press service reports. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |