  RA FM: dual citizenship supposes equal rights for allFebruary 26, 2007 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenians with dual citizenship should have the vote equally with RA citizens, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a news conference today. Dual citizenship will not create a new category, which renders more rights to some people and less to the others, according to him. "Dual citizenship supposes equal rights and responsibilities for all citizens of the republic. In my opinion, all Armenian citizens should be granted suffrage," the Minister said.Today the Armenian parliament with 66 votes 'for' and 5 'against' passed the bill on dual citizenship in its second reading.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
