  OPPOSITION DEPUTIES BOYCOTT FIRST SITTING OF NEWLY ELECTED ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTJune 12, 2003 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opposition newly elected deputies of the Armenian parliament boycott the first sitting of the National Assembly. Deputies representing "Justice" bloc and "National Unity" party do not participate in today's sitting. It should be reminded that resulting from the election on the proportional system 14 deputies were elected from "Justice" bloc lists and 9 - from "National Unity" party.  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. |
