Spanish Congress rejects int'l agreement with AzerbaijanNovember 4, 2022 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Congress of Deputies of Spain rejected on Thursday, November 3 an international agreement signed with Azerbaijan The People's Party, Vox and pro-independence lawmakers voted to reject the diplomatic agreement signed in Madrid on December 14, 2021 for the exchange and mutual protection of classified information, while United We Can abstained. MP Jon Iñarritu branded the agreement as "nonsense", especially when Azerbaijan is "an aggressor regime" in conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Iñárritu, who described the country a "corrupt regime", "oppressor" and "aggressive tyranny", also highlighted that it is "plagued by political prisoners. Marta Rosique, another MP, slammed thr Spanish government for remaining "silent in the face of aggression" against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and criticized it for not having recognized "something as barbaric as the Armenian Genocide". 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. |