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    THORBJORN JAGLAND ELECTED COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECRETARY GENERAL

    NOYAN TAPAN
    SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 29, PACE elected
    Thorbjorn Jagland (Norway) as Council of Europe Secretary General
    for five years. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for October
    1. T. Jagland will replace Terry Davis on this post.

    According to a report by the Council of Europe Press Service, in
    the first tour of elections T. Jagland received 165 votes (absolute
    majority) and Vlodzimiezh Chimoshevich (Poland) 80 votes. 245 PACE
    deputies voted.

    T. Jagland had been the President of Norwegian parliament since 2005
    and a member of the Buskerud County Parliament since 1993. He was
    born on November 5, 1950 in the city of Dramen, Norway. He is married,
    has two children.
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