MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED
National Assembly of RA
www.parliament.am
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
On October 6 in the parliament a Memorandum of Understanding was
signed between the delegation of the National Assembly to the EURONEST,
Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly, and the National Platform
of Armenia of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, in the
name of Vahan Hovhannisya, Head of the delegation and Vache Kalashyan,
Platform Coordinator.
In his word Vahan Hovhannisyan highly appreciated the cooperation with
the public sector, noting that during the half year of membership to
the EURONEST PA two working debates succeeded to be carried out with
the national platform. As a result, the proposals of the Armenian
National Platform have become themes of two separate reports in
different committees of the Assembly. According to the observation
of the Head of our delegation, there is no precedent of such wide
cooperation with civil society in the EURONES PA. The speaker noted
that it was high time to affirm by document and new format the
continuous cooperation of the parliamentary delegation and national
platform, from which new steps and initiatives would stem.Vache
Kalashyan, Platform Coordinator, thanked the Armenian delegation for
supporting the process, responding to the proposals. To him, the
signed Memorandum would promote both the consolidation of society
and solidarity, and would result in new ideas. He noted that the
Memorandum of Understanding was the property of the whole society,
and it was open for everybody who wanted it.
The main goals, directions, principles of cooperation, the obligations
of the parties are fixed in the Memorandum. - five goals are mentioned:
reduction of corruption in public administration system, straggle
against civil freedoms and restrictions of rights, awareness of
obligations assumed by the Republic of Armenia towards the European
Union, dissemination of European values, as well as elaboration of
legislation stemming from the treaties signed or to be signed between
the RA and the EU.
Mr. Hovhannisyan considered solidarity and unity to be important
preconditions for achieving the mentioned goals. He stressed that
signing under the Memorandum, they ensured the readiness of the
delegation's cooperation with all public strata.
Artak Zakaryan, member of the Armenian delegation to the Assembly,
gave details to the representatives of the National Platform about the
last meeting of the EURONEST PA, as well as answered their questions.
National Assembly of RA
www.parliament.am
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
On October 6 in the parliament a Memorandum of Understanding was
signed between the delegation of the National Assembly to the EURONEST,
Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly, and the National Platform
of Armenia of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, in the
name of Vahan Hovhannisya, Head of the delegation and Vache Kalashyan,
Platform Coordinator.
In his word Vahan Hovhannisyan highly appreciated the cooperation with
the public sector, noting that during the half year of membership to
the EURONEST PA two working debates succeeded to be carried out with
the national platform. As a result, the proposals of the Armenian
National Platform have become themes of two separate reports in
different committees of the Assembly. According to the observation
of the Head of our delegation, there is no precedent of such wide
cooperation with civil society in the EURONES PA. The speaker noted
that it was high time to affirm by document and new format the
continuous cooperation of the parliamentary delegation and national
platform, from which new steps and initiatives would stem.Vache
Kalashyan, Platform Coordinator, thanked the Armenian delegation for
supporting the process, responding to the proposals. To him, the
signed Memorandum would promote both the consolidation of society
and solidarity, and would result in new ideas. He noted that the
Memorandum of Understanding was the property of the whole society,
and it was open for everybody who wanted it.
The main goals, directions, principles of cooperation, the obligations
of the parties are fixed in the Memorandum. - five goals are mentioned:
reduction of corruption in public administration system, straggle
against civil freedoms and restrictions of rights, awareness of
obligations assumed by the Republic of Armenia towards the European
Union, dissemination of European values, as well as elaboration of
legislation stemming from the treaties signed or to be signed between
the RA and the EU.
Mr. Hovhannisyan considered solidarity and unity to be important
preconditions for achieving the mentioned goals. He stressed that
signing under the Memorandum, they ensured the readiness of the
delegation's cooperation with all public strata.
Artak Zakaryan, member of the Armenian delegation to the Assembly,
gave details to the representatives of the National Platform about the
last meeting of the EURONEST PA, as well as answered their questions.