RA Prime Minister received UN Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defendersJune 15, 2010 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 15, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received UN Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders Margaret Sekaggya. During the meeting, Mr. Sargsyan highly appreciated Armenia’s cooperation with the UN structures. Besides, human rights protection in Armenia was in the focus of the meeting. The Armenian Prime Minister attached importance to application of international experience in Armenia and the UN office’s contribution to it, the press service of the RA government reported. UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Dafina Gercheva also participated in the meeting. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |