  French journalist gets finger wag over question to Armenian President? November 26, 2012 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 14, in the framework of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Lyon a diplomatic incident occurred during an interview with the journalist of France 3 Rhône-Alpes television Olivier Michel, Paris-based independent journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net As on-line French newspaper "La Tribune de Lyon" reported, the Armenian president disliked the journalist’s questions about the corruption in Armenia and official Yerevan’s support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “After the interview, I was called out by the Armenian translator, and one of the ministers [accompanying the president] threatened me with the finger ", said the journalist.   Top stories The National Assembly at an extraordinary session approved Sahakyan’s candidacy with 28 votes in favor, four against and no abstentions. The construction work starts with exterior reconstruction, and after reaching corresponding agreements, interior work will also start. "They need the victims to later use them as an excuse for large-scale operations in the future," Rustamyan said. Artsakh’s defense ministry in a statement drew the attention of relevant international organizations to the incident.   Partner news |  Latest news Google expects 11 Daydream VR phones by late 2017  You just need one of Google’s Daydream View headsets to hold the device, together with the accompanying touch controller.Trump cites Ukraine ties to ex-rival Clinton, gives no evidence Trump gave no other details or offered any evidence about any role Ukraine may have played in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.'Libyan rivals committed to ceasefire, elections' - draft statement French officials at the talks stressed that the document was one of several working versions being circulated ahead of the meeting.U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots toward Iranian vessel An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the U.S. ship fired the warning shots after the Iranian vessel ignored radio calls. |
