Karabakh bill vote postponed to December 9October 28, 2010 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party has postponed the vote on the bill on recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic till December 9, 2010. “The parliamentary voting was delayed due to the OSCE Summit in Astana scheduled for December 1-2,” party board chairman Raffi Hovannisian said. The decision was taken by majority of parliamentarians. Head of the parliamentary group of the Republican Party of Armenia, Galust Sahakyan said the ruling coalition would boycott the measure, should the bill be put on vote. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |