  Armenia's former President presented his own interpretation of March 1 events to AGO groupMarch 31, 2008 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - AGO group delegates met with Armenia's leadership and opposition, Swedish Ambassador to the CoE, head of AGO group Per Sjögren told a news conference in Yerevan. "We had a meeting with Armenia's former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan on March 30. By Mr Ter-Petrosyan's request we attended his residence. He presented his interpretation of the March 1 events, when the police dispersed the opposition rally. We held this meeting to have a clear picture of what had happened," he said. "Mr Ter-Petrosyan agreed to our proposals and described them as the best scenario to improve the situation," the Swedish diplomat 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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news 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.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
