COMMITTEE ON CAUCASUS HOLDS FIRST SITTING IN FEDERATION COUNCIL OF RUSSIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.02.2009 18:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The initial sitting of Committee on Caucasus Issues
(Caucasus Committee) was held Monday in Federation Council of Russia
under presidency of the first deputy chairman of the Federation
Council, Caucasus Committee head Alexander Torshin.

The Committee on Caucasus formed on the initiative of Federation
Council of Russia is a standing consultative body under the Legislative
Council.

Its main tasks are collection, analysis and generalization of
information on constitutional rights and freedoms of Russian
citizens residing in Caucasian region, monitoring of RF Legislation
on regional development, creation of legislative initiatives on legal
provision of national security, prevention of national and religious
hostility, establishment of parliamentary control on the realization of
governmental programs on social and economic development in Caucasian
region and settlement of other important issues, Regions.ru reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress