  LORD RUSSELL-JOHNSTON CONCERNED OVER RECENT ASSAULT AT ARMENIAN LAWYERApril 9, 2004 - 20:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Lord Russell-Johnston addressed a letter to Armenian President Robert Kocharian, in which he expressed his concern over the assault at chairman of the Helsinki Association of Armenia, lawyer Mikael Danielian that took place in Yerevan on March 30, 2004. In Russell-Johnston's words, to preserve a good name Armenia should conduct a scrupulous and transparent investigation of the incident, the International Institute of Democracy reports. "When human rights defenders are attacked, suspicions about political motives inevitably occur", PACE head noted expressing hope for the soonest resolving of the problem.  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. |
