INTERNATIONAL EXPERT ON GENDER ISSUES IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

National Assembly of RA
Feb 4 2010
Armenia

On February 3, the member of Scottish Conservative Party,
representative of the European Women’s Lobby Campaign, international
expert of the British Council Ms. Marsh Scott was in the National
Assembly within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on
gender issues signed on November 30 between RA National Assembly and
the British Council Office in Armenia.

The Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Ms. Arevik Petrosyan received
Ms. Marsh Scott. During the meeting Ms. Petrosyan informed about
women’s involvement in the legislative bodies, NA approaches on gender
issues, legislative solutions and initiatives, and the cooperation
with the British Council. The sides discussed issues concerning the
equal opportunities policy, improvement of women’s role in the public
and political life, council on women’s issues being created in the
National Assembly, management of budgetary effective procedure and
international progressive experience in that sphere.

Ms. Arevik Saribekyan, British Council Office Director in Armenia
also attended the meeting.

On the same day Ms. Scott also met the women MPs and staff
representatives of the National Assembly. During the meeting the
international expert presented the experience of inter-party groups
and committees with equal opportunities of Scotland and Great Britain
and other issues connected with the gender budgeting, international
practice in the sphere of gender equality.

RA NA Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public
Affairs also received Ms. Scott and discussed a number of issues
concerning the gender legislation.

The events stipulated by the Memorandum of Understanding on gender
issues signed between RA NA and the British Council Office in Armenia
continue.