  Oskanian deems NSS summons “inroad upon Armenia’s image” October 6, 2012 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia member, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian commented on his Facebook page on the summons of National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia for questioning. According to him, the NSS notice says under the Art. 153 of RA Criminal-procedure Code, “the person summoned must beforehand inform of the reasonable excuses preventing his presence at the interrogation, otherwise he may be brought in by force.” “That’s an inroad upon not only me, but Armenia’s image and democracy. I want to thank all those who joined the signature campaign to avert this political persecution. I’m very pleased to read all the sincere comments of all those having joined the campaign from different countries,” ex-minister posted on his Facebook page.   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 |  Latest 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. |
