March 13, 2006 - 18:46 AMT
Armenia Joined European Convention on Wildlife Conservation
March 13 Armenia officially signed the European Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention), reports the Press Service of the Armenian MFA. Armenia's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (CE) Christian Ter-Stepanyan signed the Convention on the Armenian party, CE Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio signed it from the EU part.

Armenia became the 46th CE member to sign the Bern Convention. Besides CE member states, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, as well as the European community signed the convention. The Convention aims at controlling wildlife preservation, especially in case of threat of disappearing.