OSCE to boost national minority awareness in ArmeniaApril 27, 2012 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Awareness about legislative provisions and international standards is important to ensure protection of national minorities’ rights, Vladimir Chundulov, human rights coordinator of OSCE Yerevan office said. “I believe we must be informed on all activities and events initiated by the governmental bodies and civil society,” Chundulov said at seminar on awareness-raising about the rights of the national minorities in Yerevan. The agenda included discussion on the use of minorities’ languages in contacts with administrative authorities, awareness of minorities’ rights, as well as the role of the Human Rights Defender's office (Ombudsman Institution) as an important mechanism of protecting the rights of minorities. Representatives of Armenian presidential administration, Foreign Ministry, state structures on national minorities issues, Ombudsman’s office, as well as Armenia’s national minority communities attended the meeting. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |