The Chairman of the RA National Assembly's Standing Committee on Defense and Security, Vilen Gabrielyan, the Vice Chairman Vahagn Vardanyan, and committee member Anush Mirzoyan met on September 30 with the representative of the UN Women organization, Kaori Ishikawa, who is responsible for relations with Georgia and the South Caucasus, as well as with representatives of the UN Women organization from Georgia and Armenia.

 

During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed possible frameworks and directions for cooperation between the UN Women organization and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. In particular, they addressed women's issues within the framework of Armenia's third national program under UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on "Women, Peace, and Security," as well as further steps aimed at addressing these issues.

 

They discussed issues related to parliamentary oversight, the exchange of experiences in areas under the committee's jurisdiction, gender policy, as well as cooperation and its expansion in several fields of common interest.

 

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