Parliament speaker says Oskanian case may serve precedentOctober 2, 2012 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker deems proposals to strip other MPs of deputy immunity possible in the future. Dwelling on Prosperous Armenia member, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian’s case, Hovik Abrahamyan voiced disagreement with some of the statements issued. He further stressed the need for National Assembly speakers to follow the established regulations. As for Oskanian’s remarks that he feels cheated by Abrahamyan, the latter said, “I never deceived anyone.” Asked about his personal opinion about Oskanian, the parliament speaker said he is guided only by state and public interests. The parliament is currently holding a vote on stripping ex-minister Vartan Oskanian of deputy immunity over money-laundering charges against Civilitas Foundation 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |