  15 OPPOSITION REPRESENTATIVES ARRESTED IN BAKUJune 23, 2003 - 20:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last Saturday Azeri police broke up an unauthorized rally of the opposition the center of Baku. The representatives of the Azeri Democratic Party intended to demand from the leadership to hold a free presidential election in the country and stop the prosecution of party leader Rasul Guliyev. As reported by "Arminfo" agency according to "Associated Press", deputy to the Azeri police chief Yashar Aliyev announced about the arrests of 15 rally participants, 6 of which are to appear at the court on charge of violation of the public order.  Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
