Sargsyan: U.S. Independence Day important for KarabakhJuly 4, 2011 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the occasion of the U.S. national holiday – the Independence Day – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited the U.S. embassy in Yerevan to congratulate the staff on the occasion of America’s 235th anniversary of independence. President Sargsyan said in his remarks that the U.S. Independence Day is important not only for the people of the United States but for all nations, including the people of Nagorno Karabakh. “There is no nation which is not striving for independence and freedom,” he said, the presidential press service reported. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |