CE Observers Arriving in Yerevan TodayNovember 25, 2005 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of two European structures - the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly and Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - are arriving in Armenia to observe the referendum scheduled November 27. Each of the structures will be represented by 7 persons, who will stay in Armenia till November 28. During their visit to Armenia the observers will meet with President Robert Kocharian, NA Chairman Artur Baghdassaryan, CEC Chairman Garegin Azaryan, representatives of NGOs and international organizations. The CE Parliamentary Assembly delegation includes: John Tomlinson (UK), Georges Colombier (France), Jan Rzymełka (Poland), Klaus-Jürgan Hedrich (Germany), Gabor Szalay (Hungary), Nigel Evans (UK), Tomá Jirsa (the Czech Republic). The delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities includes: Alain Chénard (former President of the French Congress), Luca Ciriani (Italy), Gretta Cousins (UK), Christopher Newbury (UK), Sean O'Brien (Ireland), Marja Van Der Tas (the Netherlands), Wim Van Gelder (the Netherlands), reported the CE Yerevan Office. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |