Official confident for Oskanian case to become PACE focusOctober 9, 2012 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Armenian delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Davit Harutyunyan commented on the statement by Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group members Naira Zohrabyan and Vahe Hovhannisyan, who expressed readiness to give up their PACE seats for former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, if necessary. As Mr. Harutyunyan noted, each political force is free to choose its representatives for the Armenian delegation to PACE. Asked about PACE’s preliminary standpoint on Oskanian case, he answered, “no preliminary standpoint has been issued. However, I’m confident that PACE will focus on the current process.” On October 2, Armenian National Assembly resolved to strip Prosperous Armenia member, former Foreign Minister Oskanian of deputy immunity with 64 votes for, 6 against and 1 invalid, following two-day discussions over Civilitas Foundation fund misuse charges. 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. |