PM: we won’t criminal elements meddle with ralliesFebruary 27, 2013 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Under Article 32 of Armenian law on assembly, police must support conduction of peaceful rallies, member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc said. “Meanwhile, police urge the demonstrators to leave the area, announcing the recent rallies unauthorized,” Nikol Pashinyan said. “Rallies serve a tool for criminals to become more active. During ANC rallies, former police chief dropped a hint that those people were police officers. They stir up violence. Do police bear responsibility for their actions?” Pashinyan said. In response to the question, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that serious changes were reported in the activities of the police. “Rally participants say police officers’ efforts are aimed at ensuring the peaceful course of the rallies. We won’t let criminal elements meddle with rallies,” Prime Minister said. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. |