Armenia expresses condolences to Germany over Berlin attackDecember 20, 2016 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan sent on Tuesday, December 20 a letter of condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the tragedy which took place in central Berlin, killing and injuring dozens of innocent people. The President strongly condemned the terrorist act and reiterated Armenia’s commitment to consistently continue fighting against international terrorism. Also, Sargsyan expressed condolences to the people of Germany and families of the victims. Merkel said earlier that the deadly truck crash at a Berlin Christmas market was believed to have been a terrorist attack. She said Monday’s attack, in which a black semitrailer plunged into crowd of holiday revelers at the market in front of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church killing 12 people and injuring 48 others, may have been perpetrated by a migrant who had sought asylum in Germany. 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 | 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |