Newly appointed adviser to British prime minister to visit Armenia

Newly appointed adviser to British prime minister to visit Armenia

2008-01-15 20:45:00

ArmInfo. The Trustee of the John Smith Memorial Trust, pro-Armenian
politician, Baron John Herbert McCluskey has been appointed Adviser to
the Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Hayk Martirosyan, the adviser to the Chairman of the Armenian Supreme
Court, a member of the John Smith Trust, told ArmInfo correspondent
that Lord McCluskey is going to visit Armenia in 2008. The visit will
be paid within the frames of agreement on exchange of experience and
cooperation in the judicial system reached between Armenia and Great
Britain in 2007. A former solicitor general in Harold Wilson’s
government, Lord McCluskey conducted the loudest criminal cases. To
note, Lord McCluskey was the counsel of Paul McCartney, one of the
members of the Beatles rock band. In 1974-1979 Lord McCluskey with his
close friend, Labor Leader John Smith elaborated and navigated the
legislation of Scotland’s autonomy through the parliament. The
legislation became a cornerstone in Great Britain’s history. In the
recent years Lord McCluskey headed the John Smith Memorial Trust, which
is one of the best known and rating organizations in the international
arena for disseminating democratic values. Within the frames of the
Trust’s activity the Lord has visited Armenia practically every year.