ARMENIA’S OMBUDSMAN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTE

ArmInfo
2009-10-07 11:45:00

ArmInfo. Armenia’s Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan was elected as member
of the management council of the European Ombudsman Institute during
the institute’s annual conference held in the Italian city of Florence,
Information and Public Relations Department of the Armenian Ombudsman
administration told ArmInfo.

Participating in the elections were representatives from over 60
countries, including Ombudsman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and
member of the institute Yuri Hayrapetyan. Themanagement council members
are elected for two years. During elections voters take into account
the candidates’ regions, as well as the nature of their activities
on the national, local and regional levels.

The European Ombudsman Institute was founded in 1988 in Austria. The
Ombudsmen of all European countries are members of the mentioned
organization.