Month: November 2006

RF AMBASSADOR TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN PARTICIPANTS OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OLYMPIAD

Public Radio, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

November 28 Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to
Armenia Nikolay Pavlov will meet with two Armenian participants of
the Russian language and literature Olympiad held in Moscow recently.

ArmInfo was told at the Press Office of the Russian Embassy in Armenia
that the participants of the Olympiad will share their impressions
from the visit to the capital of the Russian Federation and from
their victory in the contest. Fore his part, Nikolay Pavlov will
congratulate the winners and will present memorable gifts.

THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT MAY ADOPT A BILL ON PENALIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIERS

Public Radio, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

In case the "Christian Union" Party is included in the Government and
coalition of Netherlands, it is possible that before spring the country
will adopt a bill penalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide,
ARF Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director for Netherlands Masis
Abrahamyan told "Armenpress." In his words, the parliamentary elections
served as a reason for launching a serious discussion of the Armenian
Genocide issue. "The Armenian Genocide issue is a very urgent one in
Dutch politics. When the National Assembly starts working, the bill
penalizing the Armenian Genocide negation will again be discussed,"
Masis Abrahamyan assured, noting that the left-wing Socialist and
Workers’ Party oppose the bill.

The "Christian Union" faction had presented the bill on "Punishment of
genocide deniers" to the Dutch Parliament still during the previous
session in June. The bill envisages 1-2 years of imprisonment or a
financial charge for negating the Armenian and other genocides. The law
in force in Netherlands applies only to the negation of the Jewish
Genocide, but the party suggests to apply it to other genocides
as well.

TURKEY IN PANIC AND TRYING TO ATTACK FIRST

Public Radio, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

Turkey’s statements about transferring the discussion of the Armenian
Genocide issue to the International Hague Tribunal are attempts to
find ways out of a panic in the country, Director of the Oriental
Studies Institute of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Ruben
Safrastyan said in an interview with "Armenpress." He said that
after the victory of Democrats in the US Congress and election of
pro-Armenian politicians to responsible positions those in Turkey
realize pretty well that the Democratic Party can pursue the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Turkey is trying to attack
first. In Ruben Safrastyan’s opinion, Turks realize that if the
Congress adopts a bill condemning the Armenian Genocide a new wave
of Genocide Recognition will rise in the world, and 1-2 dozens of
countries will follow the example of the US.

In Safrastyan’s words, despite the statements that Turkey has launched
a serious study of the opportunity to apply to the International Court,
it will not take this step. Instead, it will continue the policy
of denialism. Representatives of the Turkish elite also know that
the Armenian Genocide really occurred, but they will not question
the Turkish policy on this issue. The question of applying to the
International Tribunal was discussed in Turkey still in the year 2000.

Director of the Oriental Studies Institute considers that
Armenian should launch a serious preparation work. To transfer the
Armenian Genocide recognition issue from the political level to the
international legal field. In his words, we should create commissions
comprised of historians, lawyers and political scientists, which will
turn the great historical material on the Armenian Genocide into
a legal document, and Armenia, as a state, should prepare to apply
to the International Court, accusing Turkey as the successor of the
Ottoman Empire, of committing the Genocide and demand reimbursement.

"It is a question that should assemble the whole Armenian nation. As
the center of all Armenians, Armenia should take the initiative and
call a pan-Armenian forum, where all the political forces and NGOs
of Armenia and Diaspora will be represented.

"The Genocide is a heaviest international crime and the criminal
should be punished," Safrastyan assures. Armenia should decide what
kind of reimbursement it will demand. Forms of compensation should
also be correctly assessed.

It should be noted that up to now 18 states have recognized the
Armenian Genocide. Ruben Safrastyan emphasized the importance of
adoption of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide
by the French Parliament. Discussions of adopting similar bills are
underway in Belgium and Netherlands.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

TURKEY’S ‘NEW’ APPROACHES IN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE
By Kiro Manoyan

Yerkir, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

The "exciting" announcements that Turkey makes about applying new
tactics when dealing with the Armenian Genocide issue are nothing
more than a new packaging for the old tactics.

The aim is the same as before: to dispute the facts of the
Armenian Genocide for years with a goal to derail the process of
the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In other
words, this "new" tactics pursues the same goal as Turkish Prime
Minister Erdogan’s 2005 proposal to set up a "bilateral commission of
historians," and by transforming the issue into a historical dispute,
remove it from the political agenda.

Speaking two days ago at a meeting that was discussing his ministry’s
budget for the next year, Turkish Foreign Minister Gul said the
Armenian Genocide will be among the key issues for Turkey’s foreign
policy in the coming ten years because it stands in the way of Turkey’s
relations with many countries. He also said they were seeking advice
of Turkish and foreign lawyers for possibilities to take the case to
the "international court."

The Turkish foreign minister’s vague description of the "international
court" was immediately explained by Turkish retired diplomats Sukru
Elekdag and Gunduz Aktan. Aktan, who was also a member of the infamous
Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission, spoke about it at a recent
lecturing tour to Canada.

It turned out that the "international court" is not the International
Court of Justice but the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Though both
courts operate in the same building in the Hague, their missions and
authorities are quite different as their names show.

Apparently, the Turkish diplomatic circles are trying to first of
all make a propaganda move. Aktan told Milliyet newspaper, "Though
the trial process may take 5-10 years, but it ensures us a moral
advantage now. If Armenia or France refuse to appear in the court,
they will be embarrassed in the world."

According to Aktan, the process of passing the Armenian Genocide to
the international law assumes: 1.Set up a commission to check the
reality of the documents kept in the archives of Turkey, Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople, Boston chapter of ARF, Russia, USA,
Germany, England and France; 2.Carry out statistical work to study the
ethnic changes of the population; 3.Study military movements and the
activities of the Armenian armed groups; 4.Find out the causes of the
deaths during the deportation; 5.Study the registration books of the
hospital for the period in question; 6.Though a forensic examination
determine the ethnicity of those buried in common graves.

The Turkish diplomats are trying to accomplish the goal that was
supposed to be reached by the failed "bilateral commission of
historians."

But the thing is that Article 9 of the 1948 Convention on
the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide clearly
states: "Disputes between the Contracting Parties relating to the
interpretation, application or fulfillment of the present Convention,
including those relating to the responsibility of a State for genocide
or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3, shall be submitted
to the International Court of Justice at the request of any of the
parties to the dispute."

In other words, the Turkish diplomats, violating the rules of the
Convention, plan to take the issue to another direction, knowing well
that Armenia has not signed under the 1899 and 1907 Hague conventions
that have set up the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

If the Turkish diplomacy really wants to take the problems between
Armenia and Turkey – of which the Armenian Genocide is just one part
– to the international law, the issues should first of all include
issues such: 1.Restoration of Turkey’s eastern border as determined by
US President Wilson under the Sevres Treaty of August 10, 1920; 2.The
issue of non-validity of the December 2, 1920 Treaty of Alexandrapol;
3.The non-validity of the treaties signed on March 16, 1921 in Kars,
and on October 23, 1921 in Moscow; 4.Violation by Turkey since 1991
of the main principles set in the Kars Treaty; 5.The illegality of
replacing the 1920 Severs Treaty with the July 24, 1923 Lausanne
Treaty.

However, if Turkey wishes to determine its responsibility in the
Armenian Genocide through an international court, it should turn to
the International Court of Justice.

It is important to reveal the real goals and efficiency of this new
Turkish fraud for the international public opinion.

VISIT TO TAVUSH REGION
By Naira Poghossian And Sevak Hakobian

Yerkir, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation restarted its visits to the
regions of Armenia with a visit to Tavush region. During these visits
meetings with students, community authorities and residents as well
as visits to clinics and schools are organized.

The issues raised during such meetings are consistently followed
up and settled. Last week Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
Vahan Hovhannissian, representative of ARF’s Supreme Body, NA deputy
Armen Rustamian, Ministers of Healthcare, Agriculture, and Science
and Education Norayr Davidian, Davit Lokian and Levon Mkrtchian,
as well as members of ARF’s Armenia Supreme Body visited Tavush region.

New departments will be opened at Ijevan University

The Ijevan branch of Yerevan State University has 1373 students. The
university has a number of departments. This year a distance learning
department for education was opened at the university. "32 teachers
were accepted to the distance learning department.

These are mostly teachers from the remote border villages. The tuition
fees for them are very low but a contract is signed with them to
ensure that after finishing these courses they will continue working
in their schools," rector of Ijevan University Samvel Arakelian
says. The rector suggested that a department of English language
should be opened at the university.

"The 82 schools of Tavush region lack teachers of foreign languages.

None of the students from this region who graduate from language
departments in Yerevan has returned to the region," Arakelian noted.

The Minister of Science and Education Levon Mkrtchian welcomed this
idea. Mkrtchian and Vahan Hovhannissian met the students and faculty
of the university.

Among the issues raised by the students were the necessity to establish
post-graduate studies programmes, establishment of a research center
on the historical and cultural monuments in the region, issues related
with professional orientation of the students.

Mkrtchian stressed the importance of professional orientation noting
that the Ministry is planning to produce brochures and organize
various events to assist the youth with their professional orientation.

The students addressed their questions regarding the Hay Dat
activities, Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy to Vahan
Hovhannissian.

Hovhannissian called on the students to take the ownership of
the country, to participate actively in the processes going on in
Armenia. Rector of the Ijevan University Samvel Arakelian awarded
Education Minister Mkrtchian the title of honorable professor of the
university for the latter’s contribution to the improvement of the
education system in the country.

Community issues

The ARF delegation had a meeting with residents of Tavush region.

Among the issues raised by Tavush residents were the necessity for
renovation of the community schools and cultural centers, and provision
of agricultural credits.

The Mayors of two villages complaint that the town of Ijevan is
appropriating their agricultural lands. One of the Mayors assured
that his village does not even have a border with Ijevan. The village
residents are protesting against such arbitrary actions and demand
not to take their lands or at least find a consensus solution.

The village of Berkaber is facing a different problem – as one of
the local self-government employees informed, the village has debts
of 5 million drams accumulated over the period of 1997-2000. "The
problems is that our agricultural lands are close to the border
with Azerbaijan and it is impossible to use these lands. Therefore,
the village cannot collect taxes. We are asking your assistance with
this issue," Yurik Tamrazian from Berkaber said.

The village residents complained that they cannot receive credits
even though the interest rates for such credits go up every year.

There were some problems connected with natural gas pipelines. One
of the village mayors requested assistance with completing the
gasification of the village since the community itself does not have
enough resources for laying the gas pipeline.

Teghut Village

Teghut village has 400 households with a total population of 1600
people. The village mayor Gevorg Tamrazian said one of the problems
in the village was lack of a kindergarten. Currently, an arrangement
has been made with the Governor’s Office and the school building will
be used to host a kindergarten.

The village clinic lacks necessary medicines and equipment. The
Healthcare Minster Norayr Davidian promised to follow up on this
issue. The bridge connecting the village road to the main highway
has been renovated with the assistance of the Agriculture Minister
Davit Lokian.

The village school was renovated in 2004. However, the school lacks
furniture, books and computers. Director of the school Melanya
Poghossian assures that there are good teachers in the village but
they do not have any access to professional training programs.

Minister Levon Mkrtchian assured that the Ministry will assist the
school with procurement of furniture and computers.

People were surprised to see officials in their villages

The residents of Teghut village had not seen so many high-ranked
officials in their community for a long time. Many of them brought
written complaints. Among the issues raised by the village residents
were problems connected with return of bank savings, low pensions and
social benefits. Vahan Hovhannissian addressed these issues explaining
that the 2007 budget envisages increase of pensions and benefits, as
well as introduction of a more flexible system for benefit allocation.

There were many complaints connected with healthcare services – even
though the healthcare services in policlinics should be provided free
of charge, many people complained that the doctors demand payment
for their services.

Director of the policlinic in Dilijan Greta Zhamharian assured
that the clinic provides free of charge healthcare services but the
population is not aware that such services should be delivered free
of charge. The Minister also assured that expired medicaments are
not allowed to be imported to Armenia. At the same time, 150 tons
of expired medicaments are accumulated in the country since their
destruction requires significant financial resources.

Patients in Dilijan prefer to get treatment in Yerevan

Healthcare Minister Norayr Davidian met with the staff and patients
at the Dilijan city hospital. He noted that the hospital’s budget
has increased since 2003 amounting to 40 million drams in 2006. The
hospital has received new equipment. However, the main problem it is
facing is lack of an emergency ambulance vehicle.

The new building of the hospital was completed this year and it has
modern equipment. Renovation works are currently underway in the
remaining buildings of the hospital. The Minister noted that the
number of patients in the hospital will decrease since now they will
be able to receive free of charge treatment in the policlinics. The
Minister expressed his concern that only 20 out of 90 beds in the
hospital are used.

Davidian stated he was against laying off hospital staff. He
promised that their salaries will be raised in 2007. One of the
doctors complained that those patients who have money prefer to get
treatment in hospitals in Yerevan even though the hospital in Dilijan
has highly qualified staff and doctors. The Minster noted that the
doctors should try to improve the services they provide since the
fact that patients go to Yerevan to get treatment means that they do
not trust the local doctors.

The healthcare sector is developing

Minister Norayr Davidian assured that Armenia is among top countries in
terms of the development of the healthcare sector. The money allocated
to procurement of medical equipment is increased every year.

The healthcare sector has received grants of 50 million dollars due
to the accomplished improvements. Funding is allocated for retraining
of doctors. Equipment is provided to the hospitals and clinics based
on their requests through the governor’s offices. Upon the request
of the head of surgery department, the Minister promised to provide
the hospital an X-Ray equipment.

Attendance to policlinics doubled

The policlinic’s budget amounted to 79 million drams this year, the
Minister stated. Attendance to the policlinic has doubled after the
services provided here were made free of charge.

The director of the policlinic Greta Zhamharian noted that the
information posters provided by the Healthcare Ministry were very
important in terms of raising the population’s awareness as to the
services provided. The Ministry also assists the clinic with medical
supplies and equipment.

The series of regional visits organized by ARF’s Supreme Body will
continue to cover all regions of Armenia and the issues raised by the
population will be addressed and solved to the maximum extent possible.

VAZGEN MANUKIAN AND RAFFI HOVANNISIAN HEAD NEW CIVIL MOVEMENT

Noyan Tapan, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. "The confrontation of the
authorities and community is the reason of many problems of Armenia."

Vazgen Manukian, the Chairman of the National Democratic Union stated
about it at the November 25 civil movement forum.

In his words, the foundation for confrontation between the pupil
and authorities was laid still in the middle of 90s. Particularly,
owing to falsification of results of the referendum on adoption of the
1995 Constitution and 1996 president’s elections, "the authorities
gained a victory on the society." "Powerful authorities were formed
in this way, aimed to struggle with inner enemies. Now the scattered
and disappointed society stands against the strong power of Robert
Kocharian and Serge Sargsian and it is impossible to do anything in
this scattered way," the NDU leader stated.

V.Manukian mentioned that today it is spoken about finding ways of
uniting the society with the goal to confront the force in hands
of which the power is. He explained that just unification of the
society is the main goal of the civil movement being formed. At the
same time, in his words, this unification must not be founded round
this or that individual.

Raffi Hovannisian, the other head of the civil movement being founded,
former Foreign Minister of Armenia, a member of the "Zharangutyun"
(Heritage) party council seriously criticized the activity of
the present ruling administration, accusing it of boundlessness,
unprecedented pressure upon the people, illegality and being
corrupted. In his words, phenomena like illegality and boundlessness
will continue from now on as well if the society will remain in the
state of indifference in which it is now. "It is the time to start
a struggle for establishing the human rights. We must struggle till
the day when the justice exult," R.Hovannisian stated.

ARMEN BAIBOURTIAN: ARMENIA INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT ENP ACTION PLAN IN A RAPID AND EFFICIENT WAY

Noyan Tapan, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Neighbourhood Policy
(ENP) Joint Action Plan (JAP) signed between the European Union and
Armenia signifies a new stage in the relations between the Republic of
Armenia and the European Union. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the RA
Armen Baibourtian told NOYAN TAPAN correspondent that the distinctive
feature of this new stage is that unlike the previous documents, the
Action Plan, which will determine the principles and modalities of
Armenia’s participation in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),
is a political document laying out the strategic objectives of the
cooperation between Armenia and the EU and envisaging certain actions.

The 5-year Action Plan specifying the joint actions of Armenia and the
EU in the political, economic, legal, cultural and other spheres was
signed by the Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and Finnish
Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Paola Lehtomaki on November
14 in Brussels, and approved at the EU-Armenia Cooperation Council
7th meeting.

The deputy minister said that one of the main features of the
Action Plan is that it will be in joint ownership and will contain
benchmark-based perspectives. This makes it quite different from all
previous forms of cooperation as it will primarily focus on what the
Armenian government and the EU jointly agreed to be priorities for
them. The value added of this arrangement is that both sides will
share responsibility both for the progress and the failure.

The Joint Action Plan is based on the principle of conditionality
that is usually methodology wise used for the countries – candidates
for the EU membership. The progress in our relations will mainly
depend on the progress in implementation of domestic political and
economic reforms. This principle envisages that the Armenian side
(like the other ENP member states) takes certain steps, and if they
are considered successful, the EU opens a new program for Armenia.

"So we have a gradually developing program," he said. That means
participating countries will receive a new impetus for furthering
their reforms on the one hand and the new commitments on the other.

Armenia has a framework agreement on the EU-Armenian Partnership
and Cooperation. It was signed in 1996, took effect in 1999 and is
envisaged for 10 years. According to the agreement, the approximation
of the Armenian legislation to the aquis – the EU legislation,
supplemented with institutional and policy approximation parts, shall
take place. This agreement formed the legal basis for adoption of the
Joint Action Plan. Upon successful completion of the Action Plan new
enhanced contractual relationship may be established between Armenia
and the EU.

In the words of A. Baibourtian, another important circumstance that
distinguishes the Action Plan from the previous documents signed
between Armenia and the EU is that in addition to cooperation, it
also presupposes some integration in certain fields, first of all
in some sectors of the economy. The document stipulates that, as a
result of this integration process, Armenia may have its stake in
the EU’s internal market. The deputy minister underlined that this
provision is often misinterpreted as allocation of some trade quotas.

"In reality development of a more essential regulation is envisaged,
that is, the whole economic and regulatory framework of Armenia is
brought into line with the European legal acts to such an extent that
it allows Armenian economic entities to have a direct facilitated
relationship with the EU and enter its market," Armen Baibourtian
said. As a result, the current GSP+ trade regime (entailing a special
status in trade for a prevailing number of goods with the EU) may be
replaced with a free trade agreement, i.e. a duty free trade regime
may function between the RA and the EU.

According to the deputy minister, the Action Plan is for five years
but the Armenian side does not rule out that the agreement on free
trade may be signed even earlier.

In response to the question about what specific actions must be taken
in the near future under the Action Plan, Armen Baibourtian said
that the adopted document is a general outline of the actions. The
Action Plan’s implementation plan with relevant scheduling and with
the priorities of particular actions has to be developed in the near
future. For example, the schedule may indicate what specific steps
are envisaged by each point: strengthening of democracy, in economy,
culture and other spheres. Based on the joint priorities, there may
also be a provision on the holding of the elections and the EU may
assume the obligation to assist Armenia with preparing for them.

A. Baibourtian also informed that Armenia has made a proposal that the
sides monitor the Action Plan’s implementation at regular intervals and
Armenia should be invited to provide information for the reports. This
proposal was welcomed by the EU and shows that Armenia is inclined
to implement the Action Plan in an efficient way.

A first review of the implementation will be undertaken within two
years of its adoption.

The three South Caucasian countries signed their Action Plans with
the European Union on the same day – November 14. The deputy minister
noted that these three documents are in general similar but they differ
from each other by some details conditioned by the peculiarities and
requirements of each country. For example, in the Armenian document,
there is a reference to the principle of self-determination of peoples
in the part related to the peaceful solution of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict.

Armen Baibourtian also stressed that the Action Plans may contribute
to the settlement of the conflicts in the region, including that
of Nagorno Karabakh. "The EU itself does not have a mechanism of
conflict settlement but in these documents it offers its assistance
to the OSCE involved in the conflict settlement process. Besides,
recently the EU has become more active in its efforts for Karabakh
conflict’s resolution: previously the mandate of the EU’s special
representative for South Caucasus stated to "assist", whereas now it
was changed to "contribute" to the peaceful resolution," he said. The
increased role of the EU’s special representative is also reflected
in the ENP Action Plan. In addition, it is extremely important that
the involvement in EU integration processes may be conducive to the
improvement of the conflict resolution atmosphere. "The fact that
immediately after the signing of the Action Plans both the Armenian
and Azerbaijani foreign ministers expressed their optimism on this
issue may be the first signal in that direction," A. Baibourtian
said. Another positive factor is that all the three Action Plans
envisage closer regional cooperation.

SUCCESS OF MONEY GATHERING IS PROVIDED BY ARMENIANS’ READINESS TO CREAT FUTURE OF ARTSAKH WITH JOINT EFFORTS, NKR PRESIDENT BELIEVS

Noyan Tapan, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. NKR President
Arkady Ghukasian participated on late November 24 in the banquet
organized by benefactor Albert Boyajian, living in Los Angeles.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Information Department General
attached to the NKR President, making a speech for those present
among who Mariam Mihanian, the Los Angeles branch head of the Hayastan
(Armenia) All-Armenian Fund, former Mayor of Glendale Larry Zarian,
benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Turpanjians (sponsor of Stepanakert No11
school), Arkady and Irene Hovhannisians, Tony and Irene Gezayans,
Kosti and Merriam Shirvanians were, Arkady Ghukasian expressed warm
words of gratitude to the telethon organizers and participants.

The President mentioned that successes fixed during the money gathering
became possible owing to the Armenians’ joint efforts and readiness
to creat future of Artsakh with joint forces.

As it was during the previous meetings and events in the U.S. west,
the NKR President was this time as well accompanied by Armen Liloyan,
the RA Consul General to Los Angeles, and Vardan Barseghian, the NKR
Permanent Representative to the U.S.

7 ARMENIAN WRESTLERS WIN PRIZES AT MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT IN FRANCE

Noyan Tapan, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

NICE, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Traditional International Memorial
Tournament of olympic champion Henry Duglan finished on November 26
in the city of Nice, France. Among Armenian sportsmen, Greco-Roman
wrestlers Arsen Julfalakian (74 kg, Yerevan) and Arman Adikian (66 kg,
Yerevan) won the tournament. Former Europe champion Vahan Juharian
(60 kg, Gyumri) became 2nd prize-winner. Zhirayr Hovhannisian (66
kg, Vanadzor) took second place in the competition of free-style
wrestlers. Garsevan Vardanian (74 kg, Artashat), Hayk Yeghshatian (60
kg, Vanadzor) and Arman Ghumashian (66 kg, Vanadzor) took 3rd place.

ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN LEFT FOR ITALY AND FRANCE

Lragir, Armenia
Nov 27 2006

The delegation led by the leader of the Orinats Yerkir Party Arthur
Baghdasaryan left for Italy and France at the invitation of the
Institute of Public Policy and Human Rights, reports the press
service of the Orinats Yerkir. During the visit he will meet with
representatives of the legislative and executive bodies of France,
politicians, experts and reporters. Besides the meetings, in Rome and
Paris Arthur Baghdasaryan will make reports during the meeting of the
Parliamentary Assembly for human rights and freedom of religion, at
the Institute for International Relations and the French Foundation
for Political Innovations, on the democratic reforms underway in
Armenia and the region, the upcoming elections, European integration,
protection of human rights, etc.