Council of Europe opens new Political School in Armenia

Council of Europe

June 28 2005

Strasbourg. 28.06.2005 – The Yerevan School of Political Studies (YSPS)
is to be inaugurated on 29 June 2005. It is the twelfth School to be
set up as part of a Council of Europe programme and aims to promote
the strengthening of European values in democratic political culture,
human rights, democracy, and rule of law and the preparation of
young leaders.

Klaus Schumann, Director General of the Council of Europe’s Political
Affairs Directorate, will be at the opening and give a lecture on
“Stability and security through an effective multilateralism: the
Council of Europe example”. Yerevan Constitutional Court President
Gagik Harutyunyan will address the School.

The theme of the first YSPS seminar will focus on the Euro-integration
processes, and perspectives and challenges both in Armenia and
the region.