Armenia lifts martial law ahead of early electionsMarch 24, 2021 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian parliament on Wednesday, March 24 voted to lift martial law, ahead of snap parliamentary elections planned in June. President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan had earlier proposed to support the opposition Bright Armenia party's proposal and vote in its favor. Lilit Makunts, the head of the ruling My Step bloc, said immediately before the vote on Wednesday that her party would approve the move. Armenia declared martial law in September when Azerbaijan launched a war against Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict that erupted on September 27 was brought to a halt on November 10 by a Russian-brokered peace deal. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |