  PACE co-rapporteur hails progress in Armenia’s reform implementation January 16, 2012 - 20:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 16, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with PACE monitoring co-rapporteur on Armenia John Prescott, noting Armenia’s readiness to fulfill commitments in the framwrok of cooperation with Council of Europe. The co-rapporteur, in turn, gave possitve assessment to implementation of democraic reforms in the country. Discussion of upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia and a number of regional issues was also on meeting agenda.   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 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.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
