Heritage party leader meets Bundestag PresidentMarch 7, 2013 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader, former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met Thursday, March 7 with Norbert Lammert, President of the Bundestag. During their one-hour meeting, Hovannisian and Lammert discussed the extraordinary situation created in Armenia after the February 18 presidential vote, the ex-candidate’s campaign headquarters reported. “The will of the Armenian people must be respected,” Hovannisian said, “and in view of its own track record of facing its own history of genocide and becoming a leader in the democratic world, the Federal Republic of united Germany, instead of supporting authoritarianism and fraudulent elections, might respect the democratic movement and the clear-cut will of the people expressed on February 18.” 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. |