  Armenia lifts martial law ahead of early elections March 24, 2021 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament on Wednesday, March 24 voted to lift martial law, ahead of snap parliamentary elections planned in June. President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan had earlier proposed to support the opposition Bright Armenia party's proposal and vote in its favor. Lilit Makunts, the head of the ruling My Step bloc, said immediately before the vote on Wednesday that her party would approve the move. Armenia declared martial law in September when Azerbaijan launched a war against Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict that erupted on September 27 was brought to a halt on November 10 by a Russian-brokered peace deal.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
