Yerevan to host CoE Congress of Local & Regional Authorities meeting![]() June 17, 2013 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bureau meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will take place in Yerevan on Tuesday, June 18. The meeting will focus on the agenda of the oncoming 25th session of the Congress due in Strasburg. The meeting will be followed by the June 19 international conference titled Participatory Democracy on Local Level, with the experience of CoE member states presented at the event. Herwig Van Staa, the president of the Congress, the presidents and representatives of Chambers of Local Authority and Regions of the Congress, Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan, Armenian officials, international and local experts will attend the event. 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 |