OSCE OFFICE HELPS OPEN AARHUS CENTER IN TAVUSH
Armenpress
Mar 14 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS: The OSCE Office in Yerevan has supported
the opening of an Aarhus public environmental information Center in
the capital of Armenia's Tavush province, Ijevan.
"The Center will promote public access to information, participation
in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters --
the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention ratified by Armenia
in 2001," said Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the Head of the OSCE
Office. "Serving as a unique link between governmental authorities
and non-governmental organizations in the field of environmental
policy-making and awareness raising, the Center will help create a
climate of transparency in environmental affairs and contribute to
the democratization and good governance in the region."
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supports the establishment of a network
of Aarhus Centers in Armenia to promote the principles and values of
the international Aarhus Convention and to address security related
environmental issues.
Armenpress
Mar 14 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS: The OSCE Office in Yerevan has supported
the opening of an Aarhus public environmental information Center in
the capital of Armenia's Tavush province, Ijevan.
"The Center will promote public access to information, participation
in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters --
the three main pillars of the Aarhus Convention ratified by Armenia
in 2001," said Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the Head of the OSCE
Office. "Serving as a unique link between governmental authorities
and non-governmental organizations in the field of environmental
policy-making and awareness raising, the Center will help create a
climate of transparency in environmental affairs and contribute to
the democratization and good governance in the region."
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supports the establishment of a network
of Aarhus Centers in Armenia to promote the principles and values of
the international Aarhus Convention and to address security related
environmental issues.