Heritage party: all those arrested in March 1 case should be releasedJune 26, 2009 - 23:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party voted against declaration of amnesty because the document introduced in the government was "insufficient and poorly designed document.""We think that the amnesty should have been announced in two stages. The first for those convicted in March 1 case and the second for the other prisoners," said Larisa Alaverdyan, secretary of Heritage parliamentary faction. "The party urges immediate release of all detained after March 1 events. We are trying to take steps the authorities had to take," she said. "I believe that Armenia will be a land of rule one day, where human rights are protected," Mrs. Alaverdyan 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |