  RPA member reluctant to violate presumption of innocence to ex-FM June 18, 2012 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MP from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is reluctant to violate the principle of presumption of innocence to ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, voicing hopes for the whole story about money laundering charges to have a good ending. “I hope Mr. Oskanian will be able to prove it was just a misdemeanor and not a serous crime,” Mkrtich Minasyan said. Asked if the step was taken to prevent Prosperous Armenia from nominating own candidate at the upcoming presidential elections, the MP said, “There’s no need to worry, if the case has been instigated, with no crime having been committed.”   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
