Noyan Tapan News Agency
Sept 19 2005
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL EUROPEAN MOVEMENT ENVISAGED TO OPEN IN
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Henrik Kroner,
the Secretary General of the International European Movement
presented the history and the activity of the organization at the
September 16 meeting with Artur Baghdasarian, the Chairman of the RA
National Assembly. He mentioned that being a wide-spread movement in
Europe, the Internationak European Movement was in sources of
formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the NA Public Relations Department,
the issue of opening an office of the Movement in Armenia was
discussed at the meeting. It’s goal is to support formation of the
civic society and deepening democracy in Armenia. Henrik Kroner
proposed the NA Chairman to join the International European Movement
members of which are Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the
European Commission, Valery Giscard d’Esting, the former President of
France, Helmut Kohl, the former Chancellor of Germany and many people
having high posts in Europe.
Artur Baghdasarian expressed his readiness to support Henrik Kroner
and wished successes in Armenian activities. An agreement was reached
on continuing the cooperation which can be implemented by a
successful activity of the office.