Armenian Ombudsman to Partake in International Conference in IstanbulApril 18, 2006 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ombudsman of Armenia Armen Harutyunyan will partake in an international conference titled the Role of Ombudsperson Institution in Strengthening Democracy, planned in Istanbul April 26-27, reports the Press Service of the Ombudsman of Armenia. Ombudspersons of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSECO) member states - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania - will take part in the conference organized by the BSECO Parliamentary Assembly. During the event matters of activities of ombudspersons, their role in strengthening processes of development of democracy will be discussed. Armen Harutyunyan is expected to address the conference. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |