Thorbjorn Jagland elected Secretary General of the Council of EuropeSeptember 29, 2009 - 22:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The President of the Norwegian Storting (Norwegian parliament) and the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland was today elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the organization's Parliamentary Assembly. Thorbjorn Jagland received an absolute majority of 165 votes, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, -80 votes out of 245 possible. Thorbjorn Jagland will be sworn in as CE Secretary General on October 1, 2009, Council of Europe Press Service reported. 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 | 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”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |