26/10/2009 14:15
Twining Project gets underway in Armenia
Today Yerevan hosts the opening ceremony of the Twining Project dedicated to “Contributing to the Office of Human Rights Defender in Armenia.”
The Twining project is implemented by Armenia’s Office of the Ombudsman alongside with the Ombudsmen of France and Spain within the European Neighborhood Policy.
“Representatives from France and Spain will stay in Armenia on an ongoing basis. The chief objectives are to establish representative offices, to study human resources and the facilitating public awareness,” said Human Rights Defender, Armen Harutyunyan.
The Twining Project will also contribute to technical and organizational aspects. This is the very first program which is implemented in Armenia within the European Neighborhood Policy and will last 18 months and has a budget of 1 million euro.