  Armenian parliament needs enhanced activity of civil society  February 17, 2012 - 13:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly of Armenia needs enhanced activity of civil society because its plays an important role and has special significance for the legislative sphere, Armenian speaker Samvel Nikoyan said at the opening of the workshop organized by the EU Advisory Group. “I believe we need to closely cooperate with EU on issues of reorganization of the civil society in Armenia,” Nikoyan noted. He further added that the workshop provides a good opportunity to effectively discuss the subject. Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia Onno Simons, in turn, said the Public Council of Armenia is important in terms of promoting activity of the civil society in Armenia. “The Public Council of Armenia should review its methods of work to become a real representative of civil society,” he declared.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
