GYUMRI, APARAN AND VARDENIS COMBAT PROPERTY
Support A1+!The 5th International Treaty Conference of the cities combating poverty began its work in the Italian city Valencia, in which the member cities of the Treaty, their partner cities and associations, the members of Parliaments, Governments, businessmen and other officials participated. The Mayor of Vardenis Vardan Barseghian and the Vice – Mayor of Aparan Gevorg Eremian were among the Armenian representatives.
The conference is aimed at working out the activity strategy of the City Halls on poverty combat relying on the experience of the City halls acquired within 1997 – 2007, the decade of poverty combat international level.
The NA Chairman Arthur Bagdasarian made a speech during the opening ceremony of the Conference, “The poverty combat can not be limited with only material and financial support. The violation of human rights and bad management stimulate the increase of poverty.”
By the way, four Armenian cities are already the members of the “International Treaty of the cities combating poverty.” This is a possibility of making ties with other cities, of cooperation and information interchange with them. It also gives a chance to expand the cooperation and to provide availability of assistance by different actors in various spheres of development.
The highlight of the day for Armenia is the membership of Gyumri, Aparan and Vardenis alongside with the cities of foreign countries in the International Treaty Conference of the cities combating poverty which will give an opportunity of realizing development programs in those cities.
