Armenian Parliament and USAID signed Memorandum of UnderstandingOctober 13, 2005 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan and US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for Armenia Robin Phillips signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the NA of Armenia and the USAID, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Parliament. In the Baghdassaryan's words, the signing of the document is an important event, as it will promote enhancement of the Armenian Parliament's role, activation of its relations with people. The Armenian Parliament has already become more open, the NA of Armenia is visited by representatives of various social groups, the parties said. Besides, it was noted that the program costs $2 million, which will be spent to re-train specialists of the NA of Armenia, technical re-equipment, international exchange. A. Baghdassaryan thanked US authorities for assistance to Armenia. The parliament plays a key role in democratic government by passing laws and controlling their fulfillment, Robin Phillips stated. According to him the Memorandum is the keystone of cooperation USAID-Armenian NA. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |