RA NA debates Law on LanguageJune 10, 2010 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament opened debates on introduction of amendments to the Law on Language and to the Law on Television and Radio. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the scene, Heritage group opposes both bills. “We have submitted our proposals to the government but those were rejected,” group leader Stepan Safaryan said. According to ARF Dashnaktsutyun group leader Vahan Hovhannisyan, such vital issues require open public discussions. Another ARFD representative, chairman of the standing parliamentary committee on foreign relations, Armen Rustamyan slammed the bill on establishment of foreign language schools as “a shame for country.” “Adopting such a bill we will confess that Armenian schools are incapable of giving a proper education,” he said, adding that foreign language schools will cause a number of problems with Armenian mentality and capability to think in Armenian. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |