Russia's representative may be elected PACE PresidentSeptember 10, 2007 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Federation Council's international affairs committee head Mikhail Margelov will be nominated for the post of President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in January 2008. In January 2007 Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis did not rule out that Mikhail Margelov may assume the office. Thus, for the first time in history, Russia's representative may be elected PACE President. "PACE has a special order of electing the President from deputy groups in turn. European Democrats, the Assembly's major group, is on the waiting list for next year. I have the honor to head it," Mr Margelov said. "I see PACE's objective in promoting European values which by no means infringe upon the originality of the Council of Europe member countries. Europe highlights religious and cultural dialogue," he added, RIA Novosti reports. 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 | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |