OPPOSITION PROCESSION DELEGATION MET WITH ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKERApril 13, 2004 - 00:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of the opposition meeting, who undertook a procession to the residence of the Armenian President demanding his resignation and were stopped by the police cordon next to the building of the National Assembly in Baghramian Street, demanded a meeting with Parliament Chairman Artur Baghdasarian. As of 7:00 p.m., as delegates from those gathered deputy Victor Dallakian and another three opposition activists were allowed into the Parliament building to convey the demands of the procession participants to the Speaker. Specifically, they intend to suggest A. Baghdasarian meeting with the people and join the demand of resignation of Robert Kocharian. Besides, the opposition leadership has made a demand of Police Chief Hayk Harutyunian to remove the barriers and allow to move towards the Armenian President's residence, as well as provide an opportunity to TV companies for live transmission of the procession. In case of not meeting the demands soon, the oppositionists said they would organize processions in regions of Armenia. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |