  RA Ombudsman expects soonest release of imprisoned participants of March 2008 events May 24, 2011 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 24, Yerevan hosted a discussion organized by Civilitas Foundation with participation of Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan. Referring to domestic political processes, Andreasyan expressed hope that those who were imprisoned with respect to the March 1-2, 2008, events will be released soon. According to him, any similar step is positively estimated by the public and “may lead to positive developments.” Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan offered the National Assembly to announce amnesty dated the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. The President’s suggestion is based on the RA Constitution and Law on National Assembly’s Regulations. Most likely, the Armenian parliament will discuss the suggestion on May 25.   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 POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
