Yerevan hosts anti-trafficking cessionJune 16, 2011 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 16, Yerevan hosted the cession of a council for trafficking issues led by Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan. Test implementation of CoE anti-trafficking convention in Armenia was discussed. The convention was developed by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA). The council session focused on identification of persons injured in trafficking, as well as unification of all anti-trafficking hot lines to provide their 24/7 operation, Territorial Administration Ministry press service reported. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. 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. |