ANC seeks to revive parliament committee for March 1, 2008 eventsSeptember 26, 2012 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc plans to introduce a proposal on creation of an interim parliamentary committee for the investigation of March 1, 2008 events. As ANC MP, former judge advocate Gagik Jangiryan stated, the committee will be engaged in investigation of the circumstances of the death of 10 people and injuries of over 100. Discovering the identities of perpetrators and providing financial compensation to the families of the victims will be among the committee’s main goals. Jangiryan further expressed hope for the other parliamentary forces to support the initiative. “That will be a test to find out who really cares to probe the tragic events of March 1,” he said. From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first president Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was not elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2. According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |