PACE Monitoring Committee Rapporteurs to Arrive in Armenia September 25September 23, 2006 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seprember 25-29 PACE Monitoring Committee rapporteurs Mikko Elo, Georges Colombier and secretary Despina Chatzivassiliou will be on a visit in Yerevan, reported the RA NA press service. On September 25 the delegation members will meet with the Ambassadors of the CoE member states, representatives of non-governmental organizations, Mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharyan, Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamyan, Constitutional Court Chairman Gagik Harutyunyan and Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan. Besides, the delegation members will lay a wreath to the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide Victims.September 27 the guests are scheduled to meet with Justice Minister Davit Harutyunyan, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Police Chief Hayk Harutyunyan, chairman of the Central Electoral Committee Gagik Azaryan and members of the National Committee on TV & Radio. September 28 the PACE Monitoring Committee members will hold meetings in the Armenian parliament. Meetings with National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian, members of the RA delegation to PACE, chairmen of several parliamentary commissions and opposition representatives are scheduled. The PACE members will also meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |