RA President to sing edict mitigating limitations on media freedomMarch 12, 2008 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated he does not see reasons to prolong the effect of the emergency rule. "No violations of the state of emergency have been fixed since it came into effect. The situation in Yerevan is calm and fully controllable," the President told reporters today. Mr Kocharian informed that today or tomorrow he will sign a decree on mitigating the limitations on freedom of media. According to the President, the decree will clearly determine the actions, which the media will have to refrain from, in particular, publication of deliberately false and provocative information, www.elections2008.am reports. The presidential decree on imposition of 20-day state of emergency in Yerevan was signed on March 1. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |