RA NA members commemorate 1999 parliament shooting victimsOctober 27, 2010 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, parliament and government members, politicians and public figures laid flowers to the monument commemorating the victims of 1999 parliament shooting victims. “To prevent similar outrageous crimes in future, the October 27 tragedy should be completely revealed,” said Lernik Aleksanyan, member of the Republican Party of Armenia. 11 years ago, a group of 7 terrorists rushed into the chamber of the Armenian National Assembly and shot down Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Speaker Karen Demirchyan, vice-speakers Yuri Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan, minister for the operative issues Leonard Petrosyan, deputies Armenak Armenakyan, Genrikh Abrahamyan and Mikael Kotanyan. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |