UK interested in Free Democrats partyNovember 29, 2011 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Head of Mission and Consul of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Gareth Wynn Owen visited headquarters of Free Democrats opposition party, party’s press service reported. Discussion on Armenia’s political situation, democracy problems and foreign policy issues were on the meeting agenda. Party leader Khachatur Kokobelyan stressed the importance of public orientation for development prospects. British Embassy Political/Projects Officer Naira Sultanyan, deputy chairman of Free Democrats party Anush Sedrakyan, executive secretary Masis Ayvazyan, party member Ararat Zurabyan and board member Artur Avtandilyan also attended the meeting. 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 | 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. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |