  Ukraine assumes CoE Committee of Ministers chairmanshipMay 11, 2011 - 18:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine will take over the chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers from Turkey for the next six months on Wednesday, May 11. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko will present the priorities of his country's chairmanship at the 121st meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Europe's 47 member states in Istanbul, Turkey. Ukraine has identified the following priorities for its chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers: child protection, execution of rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, improving the system of local self-government and defending the rights of persons with disabilities, nrcu.gov.ua 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 |  Latest 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. |
