Armen Gevorgyan to attend session of CoE Congress of Local and Regional AuthoritiesOctober 18, 2011 - 18:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian delegation, led by Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan will attend the 21st Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe due Oct 18-20 in Strasbourg. On Oct 19, Gevorgyan will deliver a statement at congress' plenary sitting; meetings with CoE and Congress authorities are also on visit agenda. An exhibit dedicated to the 15th anniversary of local administration system in Armenia will be organised on session sidelines. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |