  Thomas Hammarberg: PACE is not going to adopt sanctions against Armenia  January 21, 2011 - 20:42 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg said he has no right to offer the CoE to impose sanctions against Armenia. “I do not think that such a possibility is considered today,” Hammarberg told a press conference in Yerevan. “However, it does not mean that the CoE will not react to the existing problems. There are three bodies of the Council of Europe, in which such possibility can be discussed – the European Court of Human Rights, PACE monitoring committee and Committee of Ministers. However, I do not think that the PACE and Committee of Ministers will make a decision on imposing sanctions against Armenia,” said Hammarberg.   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. |
