Levon Ter-Petrossian slams inertness of international organizations in the establishment of democracy in ArmeniaNovember 9, 2010 - 21:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The presence of political prisoners in Armenia is recorded by a number of documents, reports and statements of international organizations. The fact does not need additional proof, the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrossian stated. At Armenian National Congress (ANC) rally, he dwelled on situation with human rights and democracy in Armenia, as well as international community’s response to the situation. “The paradox is that ANC, fighting against Armenian dictatorship, is also forced to wage a struggle with the inertness of international organizations in charge of human rights defense and democracy promotions,” the first president said. Ter-Petrossian slammed the activity of the heads of CoE, EU, OSCE Offices in Yerevan, as well as Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan’s work methods. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |