  THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL WILL NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR ARMENIA REGARDING THE QUESTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ABOLITIONSeptember 12, 2001 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European council will not make an exception for Armenia regarding the question of capital punishment abolition, even due to the terrorist act in the Parliament September 27, 1999. As "Arka" agency informs, chairman of the European Council Parliamentary Assembly Lord Russell Johnston stated that at the press conference. He stressed that the Council of Europe developed a fundamental approach against the use of the capital punishment and could not break it. "I think that to admit situations with exceptions is not reasonable", stated the chairman of ECPA.  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 Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines  Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |
