MAYOR’S POWER EXTENDED

Panorama.am
15:14 02/12/2008

The Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Armen Gevorgyan had a range
of meetings in the Council of Europe, reported the public relations
department of the Ministry of Territorial Administration. The Deputy
Prime Minister had a meeting with the Deputy Secretary General of
Council of Europe Maud Boer de Boer-Buquicchio amd other high ranking
officials.

During the meetings the officials have discussed a range of
questions on the activities of local self-governing bodies, the
process of implementation of the obligations that Armenia undertook
towards European Parliament, as well as the legislative reforms of
self-governing bodies based on the changes of the Constitution. It
was mentioned that taking into account the expertise made by the
European Parliament, the power of the Mayor has been extended.