 Vartan Oskanian: there are all prerequisites in Armenia for protests like in Arab countries February 28, 2011 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s ex-minister of foreign affairs Vartan Oskanian said that there are all signs of the situation that preceded people’s protests in Arab countries. Armenia, like Arab countries, faces political monopoly, poverty, corruption and unemployment, Oskanian told a press conference in Yerevan. He noted that the events in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya should serve as an alarm bell for the Armenian authorities. At the same time Oskanian noted that he does not want Armenia to witness similar events as in Libya and Egypt.   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 |  Latest 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. |
