{"id":84805,"date":"2017-09-27T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=755ca0b7f19839696f9cda16b9981fc5"},"modified":"2017-10-05T09:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T09:57:53","slug":"press-release-minister-for-europe-supports-armenias-progress-towards-parliamentary-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=84805","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Minister for Europe supports Armenia\u2019s progress towards parliamentary democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Minister will meet President Sargsyan, Prime Minister Karapetyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Parliament Babloyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nalbandian and other senior officials. Sir Alan will hear firsthand about Armenia\u2019s political and economic reform programme and will reiterate UK support for the ambitious reforms to enhance the resilience and prosperity of the country.<\/p>\n

The UK has been supporting the government\u2019s reform programme, including helping the National Assembly prepare for its greater oversight powers, supporting the Ministry of Justice implement an anti-corruption strategy and working with the Ministry of Defence to embed European Human Rights standards in the Armenian armed forces.<\/p>\n

In a speech to the National Assembly of Armenia, the Minister will champion the important role of parliament in a democracy, and in turn the role of parliamentarians in representing the people who elect them.<\/p>\n

Ahead of his visit, the Minister of Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, said:<\/p>\n

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My first visit to Armenia is an opportunity for me to celebrate the UK\u2019s support to Armenia in its consolidation as a democratic, resilient and prosperous country. Over the 25 years since we established diplomatic relations, co-operation has flourished across a range of spheres \u2013 including political, commercial, educational and cultural.<\/p>\n

We believe there are further opportunities to deepen our co-operation. I look forward to meeting President Sargsyan, Prime Minister Karapetyan, Foreign Minister Nalbandian and other high level officials in Armenia. I will outline the UK\u2019s readiness to support Armenia\u2019s efforts to embed democracy, good governance and human rights and explore ways to boost trade between our 2 countries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sir Alan Duncan\u2019s overview of his visit<\/h2>\n

Following his visit, the Minister gave an update on how the UK is supporting Armenia\u2019s constitutional progress:<\/p>\n

Sir Alan Duncan\u2019s visit<\/a><\/p>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n