  Police hinder Hovannisian supporters’ attempts to put up tent  March 14, 2013 - 12:59 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage leader, former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian’s supports are trying to put up a tent in Yerevan’s Liberty Square, with police officers noting the move unauthorized. Heritage spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan is currently negotiating with policemen, who urge for the municipality’s permission. Mr Khurshudyan said they were granted the human rights defender’s permission to put a tent in the square. MPs Zaruhi Postanjyan, Nikol Pashinyan , Tevan Poghosyan and Ruben Hakobyan are currently at Liberty Square. Raffi Hovannisian went on hunger strike on Sunday, March 10.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
