  Release of Armenian oppositionists is promising step, EP President says  May 18, 2011 - 18:38 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek characterised the recent release of the Armenian opposition representatives as a promising step. As Mr. Buzek told a news conference in Yerevan, during the meeting with the Armenian authorities he was assured of a fair investigation of each case. Supremacy of law, reforms in legal system were discussed during the meeting between the EP President and the Armenian authorities. “Struggle against corruption and the supremacy of law are important not only from human rights viewpoint, but also from that of the economy development. Anti-corruption struggle will promote foreign investment in Armenia's economy,” Mr. Buzek noted.  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. |
