Canadian Armenians to rally against axe-murderer releaseSeptember 7, 2012 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of Canada announced an official rally, which shall take place in Ottawa on Friday, Sept 7, in front of the Embassy of Hungary and Embassy of Azerbaijan in Ottawa. ANCC will be joined by other Armenian organizations, such as Armen Karo Student Association, Armenian Church Youth Organisation of Canada, Armenian Student Association of Canada, AGBU Young Professionals of Canada and ARF Youth Association of Canada, as well as local Armenian communities from all parts of Canada. Demonstrations are organized to denounce questionable extradition by Hungarian government of Ramil Safarov, the convicted axe-murderer of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, and his subsequent pardoning by the Azerbaijani President. They will also protest glorification and rewarding for a crime based on an ethnic hate against Armenians cultivated in Azerbaijan. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |