Regional Policy And Instruments Workshop To Be Held In Vanadzor, Arm

REGIONAL POLICY AND INSTRUMENTS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN VANADZOR, ARMENIA

ARKA
Feb 15, 2010

YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. On Friday, Armenian-European Policy
and Legal Advice Centre (AEPLAC) in cooperation with the Ministry of
Territorial Administration will hold a workshop "EU Regional Policy
and Instruments" in Vanadzor, Armenia, the AEPLAC press office reports.

Officials of Shirak, Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik provinces’
administrations as well as representatives of various social groups
will attend the workshop.

The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview of EU structures
and main policies, EU-Armenia relations with the focus on regional
development instruments to the target group.

"Participants will avail from the workshop obtaining the latest
information on EU and EU-Armenia relations and development
opportunities. In addition the workshop is anticipated to be highly
effective in terms of articulation of the needs at grassroots
level and communication between civil society and state entities,
preconditions for development of a realistic Armenia’s EI Information
and Communication Strategy," the press release says.

The workshop is the first in the series to capture the whole landscape
of Armenia.