Michael Vardanyan appointed vice-president of Inter-Parliamentary UnionOctober 29, 2009 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 121 Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union passed from October 19 to 21 in Geneva . Armenian delegation headed by the National Assembly Vice-Speaker and representative of the Republican Party Samvel Nikoyan participated in the work of assembly. During the first meeting of the leaders of Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly on October 19 participants discussed issues of membership, report of the Secretary and Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Union about the work done in the past 6 months. The "Eurasia" working group, also chaired by Armenia, convened a meeting. Head of the Armenian delegation Samvel Nikoyan suggested to nominate candidate Michael Vardanyan from the group. Global problems, mainly related to the worldwide fight against drug trafficking and illicit arms trafficking have been discussed at the assembly. During October 20-21 meetings the governing council chose five new members of the executive committee, one of them was a deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia Michael Vardanyan. He was also appointed as vice-president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, press service of the National Assembly of Armenia reports. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |