  Thorbjorn Jagland elected Secretary General of the Council of EuropeSeptember 29, 2009 - 22:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The President of the Norwegian Storting (Norwegian parliament) and the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland was today elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the organization's Parliamentary Assembly. Thorbjorn Jagland received an absolute majority of 165 votes, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, -80 votes out of 245 possible. Thorbjorn Jagland will be sworn in as CE Secretary General on October 1, 2009, Council of Europe Press Service reported.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
