CE FOR ARMENIA DEVELOPING BORDER COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBORS AT LEVEL OF LOCAL AUTHORITIESNovember 26, 2003 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At a session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CE) November 25 a decision was passed on further democratization of local self-government in Armenia. One of the provisions of the document commissioned to consider the opportunity of holding a forum in Yerevan on issues of developing border cooperation of Armenia with neighbor countries at the level of local authorities, the press service of the foreign ministry of Armenia reported. The Azeri delegation came against it, proposing to exclude the item in question from the decision. However, the majority of Congress participants voted down the initiative of Azerbaijan. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. Turkey restoring 500-year-old Surp Sarkis Armenian Church During the program, Sahak Maşalyan, the Patriarch of Türkiye's Armenians, inspected the historic church and offered prayers. Cumulative deposit on flexible terms: Byblos Bank Armenia's new offer Once the deposit is fixed, it can be topped up at any time, and interest will be accrued quarterly. Armenia win 3 gold medals at European Junior Boxing Championships Armenia has three world champions after the European Junior Boxing Championships held in Sarajevo over the past week. |