  Armenia to submit first national report on struggle against trafficking to CoE in 2011February 11, 2011 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration hosted a sitting of the council for trafficking issues, led by Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan. Presenting a report on 2010 anti-trafficking activities, the head of the council’s working group Dzyunik Aghajanyan stated that in 2011 Armenia will submit the first national report on struggle against trafficking to GRETA (Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking). Deputy Chief of Armenian Police Artur Osikyan, in turn, mentioned cases of child abuse and 5 child trafficking incidents in 2010, noting unregistered children to be most often found in risk groups.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan.Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |
