ARFD calls for additional investigation into March 1, 2008 incidentsSeptember 16, 2009 - 23:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After considering interim parliamentary committee's report, ARF Dashnaktsutyun expressed disagreement with regard to three issues, ARFD MP Artsvik Minasyan told journalists."We disagree to the unequivocal assessment that RA law enforcement agencies acted within the law, considering the disproportional use of force against demonstrators. The second point is that committee should have considered investigative group's omissions. Therefore we believe that operations undertaken during inquest complied with reliability and impartiality criteria." Touching upon the third point, MP referred to the undisclosed death circumstances and the names of people whose actions in deaths. In that regard, he stressed the importance of launching additional investigation. 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 | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |