UN chief: Armenia is a'fantastic' examlpe of transfer of power (video) September 24, 2018 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the peaceful transfer of power in Armenia in April of this year as a “fantastic” example. “We recently had a fantastic example of a peaceful transfer of power demonstrated in Armenia, this is a fantastic example, which says that there are reasons to believe that the new generation will be able to make decisions better than my generation,” said Guterres during a session of answering questions on the social network Facebook. In what is now coined as the velvet revolution, hundreds of thousands of Armenians took to the streets in April and May to protest against the authorities and demand their resignation. As a result, long-time ruler Serzh Sargsyan was forced to resign, while protest leader, opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan was elected the country's new Prime Minister. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |