Human Rights Defender of Armenia leaves for BrusselsNovember 15, 2010 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 15-17, Armenia’sOmbudsman Armen Harutyunyan will be in Brussels on an official visit. Armen Harutyunyan will meet with European Commission’s Director for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia Gunnar Wiegand, Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby. Besides, Harutyunyan is scheduled to meet with Bulgarian politician, member of the European parliament Andrey Kovatchev, as well as Chairman of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Milan Cabrnoch. As part of the visit, Harutyunyan will address a special meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the press service of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |