  ARMENIA SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLS COMMITMENTS TO CE, PACE COMMISSION CONSIDERSSeptember 13, 2003 - 19:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia successfully fulfills commitments to the Council of Europe, which evidences, that the country will complete the process in time. Rapporteur on Armenia Rene Andre stated at a meeting of monitoring commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Paris. As chairman of the external relations commission of the Armenian parliament Armen Rustamian told journalists, at that R. Andre emphasized the importance of passing laws on alternative military service, ombudsman and mass information in the near future. In A. Rustamian's words, members of the monitoring group are concerned with the tension appeared in the Armenian society due to the deprivation of "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" independent TV channels of broadcast licenses. R. Andre pointed out the need of reforms in the electoral system and improvement of the Electoral Code, so that omissions admitted in the course of the recent election in Armenia are ruled out in the future.  Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   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.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow 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.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
