OSCE PA fall session to address corruption and trafficking problemsOctober 6, 2010 - 11:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian delegation departed for Italy to participate in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ninth Fall Meetings to be held in Palermo, Sicily, on October 8-11, 2010, Heritage party member Larisa Alaverdyan said. The session agenda includes meetings of the Assembly’s Mediterranean Forum and Standing Committee and a Conference on “The Fight against Transnational Organized Crime and Corruption.” The conference on organized crime and corruption will contain discussions on human trafficking, a look at the ten years since the adoption of the Palermo convention, and the fight against corruption. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |