Armenia elected to board of UNESCO International Bureau of EducationNovember 21, 2019 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has been elected to the board of UNESCO International Bureau of Education for the period of 2019-2023 and the Legal Committee of the General Conference for the 41st session. Voting took place on Thursday, November 21 during the 40th session of the General Conference, currently underway in Paris, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. IBE-UNESCO is a UNESCO category 1 institute mandated as the Centre of Excellence in curriculum and related matters. It has defined the scope of its work as pertaining to: curriculum, learning, teaching, and assessment. The Legal Committee consists of twenty-four members elected by the Conference at its preceding session on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |