  Thorbjorn Jagland: democracy can’t be established in one night October 21, 2010 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spread of democratic values is a long-term process, Secretary General of the Council of Europe said. “Democracy can’t be established in one night. The Council of Europe will help Armenia strengthen democracy. The process is slow but continuous,” Thorbjorn Jagland told a news conference held upon completion of the CoE Forum for the Future of Democracy in Yerevan. Asked to comment on the investigation into the March 2008 tragic events, Mr. Jagland said that the Council of Europe closely watches the ongoing processes and its members discuss the March events during meetings with the Armenian authorities.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest 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.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.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
