  European liberals demand immediate release of Armenia’s political prisonersOctober 15, 2010 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) Coordinator Levon Zurabyan said during an ANC rally that he received a call from ANC Board Chairman Aram Manukyan, who is in Helsinki to participate in a congress of the European liberal parties. According to Zurabyan, the congress participants adopted a resolution demanding immediate release of Armenia’s political prisoners, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the site. The number of participants in the ANC rally near Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan has already reached 500 people. ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Chairman of the People’s Party of Armenia Stepan Demirchyan and other opposition representatives are present at the rally.   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
