Armenian women politicians to attend parliaments of England, Scotland and WalesMarch 7, 2009 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Mar 9-14 18 members of parliamentary and extra parliamentary political parties and 3 AR MPs: Armen Melikyan (Prosperous Armenia Party), Rafik Grigoryan (RPA) and Artyush Shakhbazyan (Dashnaktsutyun Faction) will visit the Great Britain withing the framework of "Wo/Men in Politics" Program organised by Armenian Representation of British Council. The visit aims to familiarize Armenian politicians with GB parliamentary system, legislation, and the appliaction of laws in the establishment of equal rights for men and women politicians. Visits to English, Scotch and Welsh Parliaments are on agenda. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |