Amnesty won't help overcome political crisis in ArmeniaJune 23, 2009 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The decision taken by the Armenian National Assembly can't be described as amnesty, said David Shahnazaryan , member of Armenian National Movement."I can't think positive of the amnesty if there are still 20 political prisoners kept in jails. This amnesty won't help overcome political crisis in Armenia but will aggravate it, on the contrary," he told reporters in Yerevan today. There are two reasons why the authorities declared amnesty, according to Shahnazaryan. "First, it's the intense popular movement and, second, it's a show the leadership performed fro the PACE monitoring group," he said, adding that the other political prisoners will also be released soon, under the popular pressure. Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter whether the ANC will reconsider its position if all political prisoners are released, Shahnazaryan said, "Yes." Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |