NATO chief’s arrival in Armenia delayed for several hoursSeptember 5, 2012 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Secretary General will be arriving in Armenia several hours later than planned, Armenain Foreign Ministry press service reported. Meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense Edward Nalbandian and Seyran Ohanyan are on Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s visit agenda. Earlier, ARF Dashnaktsutyun expressed intention to hold a rally at Armenia’s presidential residence to demand an assessment of Azeri pardon for Armenian officer’s assassin Ramil Safarov. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |