  Ankara, Baku have no right to speak of freedom of speech – Minister  April 3, 2012 - 21:38 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey and Azerbaijan are both countries where freedom of speech is suppressed heavily, Armenian Foreign Minister said. “Characterized as such, neither Ankara nor Baku possesses the right to speak of freedom of speech,” Edward Nalbandian said during a joint news conference with his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, when asked to comment on Turkey and Azerbaijan’s statements that the decision of the French Constitutional Council to announce the Armenian Genocide denial bill unconstitutional was demonstration of freedom of speech.   9 03.04.12 - RA FM Edward Nalbandian and his counterpart from Cyprus Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis sign memorandums during their joint press conference             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. |
