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Armenia highly appreciates the ongoing cooperation with the Council of Europe and is actively participating in the proceedings of all statutory and consultative bodies of the CoE, including the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said Friday while hosting Ms Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.

According to the government’s press service, Ms. Mosler-Törnström described Armenia’s cooperation with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe as quite effective, noting that Armenia is a reliable partner for them.

She advised that she had held fruitful discussions with Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Development David Lokyan and she was well aware of the ongoing reforms. Ms. Mosler-Törnström expressed readiness to continue assisting Armenia in this process.

The parties exchanged views on the ways of strengthening local democracy in Armenia. Karen Karapetyan presented the rationale behind the reforms initiated by the Government in the sphere of territorial management and local self-government, which seek to change the mindset and the thinking of municipal authorities, enhance their role and shape a stronger link in decision-making.