  Karabakh bill vote postponed to December 9 October 28, 2010 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party has postponed the vote on the bill on recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic till December 9, 2010. “The parliamentary voting was delayed due to the OSCE Summit in Astana scheduled for December 1-2,” party board chairman Raffi Hovannisian said. The decision was taken by majority of parliamentarians. Head of the parliamentary group of the Republican Party of Armenia, Galust Sahakyan said the ruling coalition would boycott the measure, should the bill be put on vote.   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 |  Topic Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
