CE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to conduct monitoring  in Armenia 

ArmInfo.Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan received a delegation headed by Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe  (CoE) Matthieu Mori.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Territorial  Administration of the Republic of Armenia, Sanosyan noted the  importance of cooperation with the CoE, especially with the Congress  of Local and Regional Authorities, and also emphasized the importance  of the support provided to Armenia.

In turn, Matthieu Mori said that the CoE Congress attaches great  importance to the programs implemented in Armenia and assured that  the support in this direction will be permanent. "Armenia is an  island of democracy, and the country's efforts towards democratic  reforms are welcomed," added the Secretary General of the Congress of  the Council of Europe.

During the meeting, the parties also discussed the importance of the  post-monitoring process. In this regard, Matthieu Mori said that  monitoring in Armenia is planned for next year.

As Sanosyan noted, the monitoring of the CoE Congress serves as an  opportunity to demonstrate the results achieved, to check the  compliance of the local government system with the European Charter  and to identify areas for improvement. The meeting discussed, among  other things, issues related to the Union of Communities, subsidies  provided to local authorities and subsidy programs implemented at the  community level.