  Caucasus and Central Asia ombudsmen meet in ArmeniaOctober 4, 2010 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 30-October 1, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Bratislava and Armenian Ombudsman’s Office organised the first regional meeting between national institutes of ombudsmen of Caucasus and Central Asia. The Aghveran -hosted conference was entitled Minorities Rights and Gender Equality Stimulation – Independent National Institutes for Human Rights Protection. Caucasus and Central Asia ombudsmen, as well as representatives of national institutes of human rights protection and UNDP were invited to participate, Armenian Ombudsman’s press service reported.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Armenia Foreign Minister begins Lithuania trip  On June 20, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan is paying a working visit to Vilnius.Armenia, U.S. consider direct flights Gnel Sanosyan and Sarah Morgenthau have discussed the possibility of launching direct flights between Armenia and the U.S.Armenian Foreign Minister to skip CSTO Council meeting Ararat Mirzoyan will not participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CSTO member countries.Congress bill suggests increasing Armenia funding by $100 million Armenian Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. has offered a bipartisan amendment with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to the FY25 SFOPS Bill. |
