CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities committee gathers in Yerevan June 29, 2011 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A meeting of a committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe kicked off in Yerevan on June 29. “During the entire period of cooperation, the Congress was among Armenia’s best partners promoting developing of democracy,” Minister of Territorial Integrity, Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan said in his opening remarks. “This meeting is coherent with Armenia’s policy of European cooperation. Over the past 15 years, Armenia’s local self-government system underwent considerable changes aimed at decentralization,” he said. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |