  Stepan Safaryan: U.S. Secretary of State touched upon democracy problems in Armenia July 6, 2010 - 14:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During her visit to Armenia, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not refer to the March 1, 2008 events and political prisoners problem, as this issue was not included in the agenda, said Stepan Safaryan, head of Heritage parliamentary group. “Nevertheless, she touched upon democracy problems in the republic, including the recently adopted law on TV and Radio,” Safaryan told journalists on July 6. Asked why Secretary Clinton did not meet with opposition representatives in Armenia and Azerbaijan but did so in Ukraine and Georgia, Safaryan noted that Ukraine and Georgia are Euro-Atlantic oriented countries, unlike Armenia and Azerbaijan. “This was the reason for a wider scope of meetings in Ukraine and Georgia,” he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
