Armenian Authorities Did Not Receive Invitations To Take Part in Dink's FuneralJanuary 22, 2007 - 19:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities did not receive invitations to take part in Hrant Dink's funeral, the gunned down 'Agos' editor-in-chief. RA MFA acting Press Officer Vladimir Karapetyan and Presidential Press Secretary Viktor Soghomonian told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that no invitations were received through official channels. It is worth mentioning that earlier Turkish Media has spread information according to which Turkish MFA has sent invitations to Armenian political and spiritual leaders and the Armenian Diaspora to take part in Dink's funeral. An ethnic Armenian Hrant Dink was gunned down Friday January 19 near the editorial office of his 'Agos' weekly. The Police has already detained one suspect, 17-year-old Ogun Samast, who has confessed to the murder. Also Yasin Hayala has been arrested who has confessed to instigation and organization of the assassination. 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. |