 LAYWERS DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF SARKISIANSFebruary 15, 2001 - 21:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, February 15. /Mediamax/. The trial of the case of "October 27" began today in Yerevan. The widow of the killed speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Karen Demirchian, Rima Demirchian, as well as deputies of the Armenian parliament are present in the courtroomThe mother and brother of Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian, killed as a result of the terrorist act, preferred not to participate in the trial. Aram Sarkisian, who headed the government after the death of his brother and resigned in May 2000, declared that he couldn't be in the same room with the murderer of his brother. Lawyers defend the interests of Sarkisians in the courtroom. The court session proceeds. -0-   Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating  Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia.PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission.Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |
