ANC to do its utmost to gain release of opposition representativesNovember 9, 2010 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan said that the Council of Europe set a task before the Armenian leadership – to release imprisoned representatives of the opposition. The ANC knows that the Armenian authorities are going to release opposition representatives, except for Sasun Mikayelyan and Nikol Pashinyan, Zurabyan told a rally in Yerevan. According to him, the RA authorities want to avoid “punishment” of the European structures through it. “However, the ANC will do its utmost to gain release of all political prisoners,” said Zurabyan. For his part, Aram Manukyan urged the Armenian authorities to release the four detained supporters of the ANC, who were brought to the central police station from Charles Aznavour Square. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |