  PACE sanctions against Armenia may impede reform processJanuary 15, 2009 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdassaryan met Thursday with rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe monitoring committee, John Prescott, Georges Colombier and committee head Bas Klein.In discussing Armenia's fulfillment of PACE 1609 and 1620 resolutions, Mr. Baghdassaryan said that Armenia fixed considerable progress. "Armenia has chosen the path of democratic reforms and PACE sanctions against the republic may impede the process. Yerevan is awaiting PACE's balanced approach during its January session," he said.   Top stories 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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
