Levon Ter-Petrosyan: Amnesty will serve as a stimulus for further struggle of the oppositionJuly 3, 2009 - 00:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At today's opposition meeting, ANC Leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan made a traditional conclusive statement. Touching upon amnesty, he noted that current President couldn't even manage to make it look like a charity act and had to announce it upon completion of preposterous mayoral elections to avoid PACE's pressure.Expressing his admiration for political prisoners, Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that the amnesty will serve as a stimulus for the further struggle of the opposition for liberation of comrades still in prison. He especially commended the brave step of Nikol Pashinyan, who gave himself up to Armenian authorities, unafraid of injustice he's threatened with. Levon Ter-Petrosyn expressed confidence that the people will stand up for Nikol Pashinyan and won't rest till Pashinyan and their other team mates are back in safety. Opposition meeting was completed with a traditional march on the streets of Yerevan. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |