RA NA Speaker to attend Conference of Presidents of ParliamentJune 4, 2010 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The next Conference of Presidents of Parliament will be held in Limassol (Cyprus) from June 10 to 12, 2010, the Council of Europe said on its website. The Conference is composed of Speakers and Presidents of the Parliaments of the Member States of the Council of Europe and parliaments enjoying observer status with PACE and international parliamentary assemblies. As an informed source told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan will be participating. The themes of the Conference will be: Rights and Responsibilities of the Opposition in a Parliament; National Parliaments and International Human Rights law: implementation of the principle of non-discrimination. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. 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. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |