NO LIMITATIONS ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN ARMENIASeptember 6, 2002 - 23:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are no limitations on religious liberty in Armenia. UN resident coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Yerevan Joel Boutroue told this opinion to "Arminfo" agency while commenting on the political liberties and human rights record in Armenia. In his words, he has not noticed any limitations regarding persons adhering to religious beliefs, which differ from the Armenian Apostolic Church. "I have seen a mosque and a catholic cathedral in Yerevan, and this means much," - Joel Boutroue said. At the same time, continuing the topic of human rights he noted that the delay of the legislative repeal of death penalty in Armenia is a sign that democratization occurs slower than one would wish. "Nevertheless, I understand that the process is much connected with the trial on the act of terrorism in the Armenian parliament October 27," - the UN representative 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 | 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. |