Human Rights Defender of Armenia leaves for BrusselsNovember 15, 2010 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 15-17, Armenia’sOmbudsman Armen Harutyunyan will be in Brussels on an official visit. Armen Harutyunyan will meet with European Commission’s Director for Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia Gunnar Wiegand, Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament Heidi Hautala and EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby. Besides, Harutyunyan is scheduled to meet with Bulgarian politician, member of the European parliament Andrey Kovatchev, as well as Chairman of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Milan Cabrnoch. As part of the visit, Harutyunyan will address a special meeting of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the press service of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |