The Partnership for Open Society Initiative, representing more than 60 civil society organizations, is pleased to invite you to participate in public discussion series titled CIVIL SOCIETY AGENDA TOWARDS SNAP PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.
The upcoming public discussion will focus on the Political and legal evaluation of the authoritarian regime as a prerequisite for a transition to democratic governance. The event will take place on November 27, at 13:00, at Congress Hotel, Ball Room (1st Italy Street, Yerevan).
Organized in Yerevan and marzes, the series aims to present the civil society perspectives and formulate a new agenda on the issues of human rights and fundamental freedoms, fair trial, good and transparent governance, fight against corruption and other related problems. It also aims to develop a discussion amongst civil society representatives and political parties participating in snap parliamentary elections.
To develop a discourse on urgent and important issues of public importance, for these meeting series, Partnership for Open Society Initiative hosts independent experts, civil society, political parties. It similarly invites the representatives of diplomatic missions, international organizations and media to enlarge the scope of discussion, to make it inclusive and participatory.
The public discussion series will be held between November and December, 2018. Discussions are open to public and media.
The draft agenda of this event is enclosed to the invitation. Simultaneous translation from Armenian into English and to sign language are provided.
Sincerely yours,
Larisa Minasyan
Partnership for Open Society Initiative member
Executive Director of the Open Society Foundations – Armenia