Former political prisoners address a letter to CoE CommissionerJanuary 18, 2011 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former political prisoners addressed a letter to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, to call on him to urge the Armenian authorities to release all political prisoners. “After the protect action at the Marriott Armenia Hotel the opposition supporters will march towards Erebuni Plaza to convey the letter to the Council of Europe Office,” human rights activist Vardan Harutyunyan said. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the scene, police officers and the demonstrators squabble from time to time. Policemen are filming all those who are particularly active. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |