THE WIFE OF ARRESTED ARKADY VARDANIAN DECLARED THAT THE INITIATORS OF THE RALLY WERE THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE MEETING THEMSELVESOctober 31, 2000 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 31.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "My husband was not the initiator of yesterday's rally at the residence of the President of Armenia, the participants of the meeting took the decision themselves", told today the journalists Elena Vardanian, the wife of the president of the "21st century" association, the citizen of the Russian Federation Arkady Vardanian, arrested by law-enforcement bodies of Armenia.By the decision of the court, Arkady Vardanian will spend 10 days in the cell of preliminary imprisonment for organizing unsanctioned rally in central Yerevan. Vardanian's lawyer, Karo Karapetian, who also took part in yesterday's actions, will be imprisoned for 7 days. On October 30 some thousands of supporters of Arkady Vardanian picketed the residence of the Armenian President Robert Kocharian blocking the traffic in Baghramian Avenue. -0- 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. |