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HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN RECEIVES HEAD OF UNHCR YEREVAN OFFICE
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS: Speaker of the RA National Assembly
Hovik Abrahamyan received today head of the Yerevan Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Damtu Desalein.
Congratulating him on the appointment the NA Speaker wished him
successes in the responsible and humanitarian activity. Hovik
Abrahamyan highly assessed the continuous support extended by the
office to the Armenians refugees from Azerbaijan and to Iraqi-Armenian
refugees.
Press service of the National Assembly told Armenpress that the head
of the UNHCR Yerevan office expressed gratitude to the NA Speaker
for warm reception. He noted that the efficient cooperation with the
office has started still by the time when Hovik Abrahamyan was deputy
prime minister and minister of territorial administration, and as a
figure who is well aware of the issues of the sphere contributed to
adoption of the new law "On Refugees and Asylum". D. Desalein expressed
gratitude for the adoption of the law and for continuous cooperation.
NA Speaker, expressing readiness to expand and activate the
cooperation, proposed to set up a working team to improve the
corresponding legislative field. The head of the Armenian parliament
proposed to implement a technical support program in collaboration
with the National Assembly, especially that the parliament has wider
opportunity to refer to the issues of refugees.
The interlocutors attached importance to the mutual cooperation
of the Armenian National Assembly and UNHCR Yerevan office,
to inter-parliamentary cooperation and to participation of the
parliaments in solution of issues.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, ARMENPRESS: Speaker of the RA National Assembly
Hovik Abrahamyan received today head of the Yerevan Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Damtu Desalein.
Congratulating him on the appointment the NA Speaker wished him
successes in the responsible and humanitarian activity. Hovik
Abrahamyan highly assessed the continuous support extended by the
office to the Armenians refugees from Azerbaijan and to Iraqi-Armenian
refugees.
Press service of the National Assembly told Armenpress that the head
of the UNHCR Yerevan office expressed gratitude to the NA Speaker
for warm reception. He noted that the efficient cooperation with the
office has started still by the time when Hovik Abrahamyan was deputy
prime minister and minister of territorial administration, and as a
figure who is well aware of the issues of the sphere contributed to
adoption of the new law "On Refugees and Asylum". D. Desalein expressed
gratitude for the adoption of the law and for continuous cooperation.
NA Speaker, expressing readiness to expand and activate the
cooperation, proposed to set up a working team to improve the
corresponding legislative field. The head of the Armenian parliament
proposed to implement a technical support program in collaboration
with the National Assembly, especially that the parliament has wider
opportunity to refer to the issues of refugees.
The interlocutors attached importance to the mutual cooperation
of the Armenian National Assembly and UNHCR Yerevan office,
to inter-parliamentary cooperation and to participation of the
parliaments in solution of issues.
From: A. Papazian