  Layer confirms Chakhalyan release possibility under amnesty law January 12, 2013 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliamentary Chairman Davit Usupashvili signed on January 12 an amnesty bill into law authorizing the release of about 3,000 prisoners, as well as reduction of prison terms for thousands of others. 190 inmates, recognized by the Parliament’s December 5 resolution as political prisoners, will be the first to be released under the law. As the attorney of Vahagn Chakhalyan, Stepan Voskanyan told PanARMENIAN.Net the name of the leader of United Javakhk Democratic Alliance was also included in the list, which means that he will probably be released the next day after the law enters into force.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
