  ECHR may take decision on Armenian khachkars demolition by Azerbaijan this year April 21, 2011 - 09:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Court of Humans Rights (ECHR) can this year take a decision on the case on demolition of Armenian khachkars in Old Jugha, Nakhijevan. The suit was filed by the National Council of the Armenians of Western Armenia. “Our legal action was accepted. We think that the ECHR can address us to clarify some questions. It’s a long process but we expect a decision during the current year,” the organization’s chairman Armenak Abrahamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 27 thousand of Armenian monuments, churches, chapels artifacts and grave stones were destructed in Nakhijevan by Azerbaijan, as part of the government’s policy to erase the trace of Armenian culture at the site.of   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
