Thursday, November 22 2018 12:20

ArmInfo.Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, who is on a working visit to Strasbourg, took part in the 1329th meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of  Europe.

As ArmInfo was told by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of  Armenia, at the meeting the chairmanship passed from Croatia to  Finland.

During his speech, Mnatsakanyan, referring to the priorities of the  Croatian chairmanship, attached great importance to the issue of  combating corruption and spoke about the active efforts of the new  government of Armenia in this direction.

The Acting Foreign Minister said he represents the government, which  came to power through a powerful popular movement, based on the  results of the velvet revolution. "But the changes did not happen in  one month. This is the result of consistent strengthening of  democratic opportunities in our country, covering all sectors of  society. This is also the result of interaction with our European  partners," Mnatsakanyan said .

At the same time, the Armenian Minister highly appreciated the  efforts of the Croatian chairmanship to protect the cultural  heritage, stressing the need for all CoE members to work together in  this direction.  Mnatsakanyan also expressed Armenia`s support for   the presidency of Finland in the Council of Europe.