  RA NA: Armenia’s integration into Europe is among country’s prioritiesOctober 21, 2010 - 19:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 21, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland. Abrahamyan hailed Thorbjorn Jagland’s visit to Armenia and his participation in the CoE Forum for the Future of Democracy. According to Abrahamyan, Armenia’s integration into Europe is among the country’s political priorities. He added that Armenia continues implementing reforms aimed at strengthening democracy in the country. For his part, Thorbjorn Jagland stressed the important role of Armenia in the CoE, saying that the Council of Europe closely follows the reforms implemented in Armenia. Besides, amendments to the RA Electoral Code and the Armenian-Turkish relations were in the focus of the meeting, the RA NA press service reported.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, 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. |
