Nancy Pelosi has forethought to fix the right time for vote on H.Res.106October 18, 2007 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Congressmen, who recalled their signatures, had been severely pressed by the Bush administration, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences, prof. Ruben Safrastyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.These are serious people and their decision is final, according to him. "However, I think Speaker Pelosi will not cancel the vote. Pelosi is a California democrat and the Armenian community is her electorate. She will not risk her political career. She is a wise politician and has the forethought to fix the right time for the vote," prof. Safrastyan said. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer indicated that he's reconsidering plans to bring up the measure for a floor vote. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Israel warns of “serious consequences” after Armenia recognizes Palestine Dmitry Gendelman said the move will have “serious long-term consequences” for Israel-Armenia relations. French envoy travels to Armenia’s Syunik French ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies visited the town of Goris in the country’s southern Syunik province. Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. |