ANC to refer to democracy and human rights during rallyNovember 9, 2010 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A rally of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), which kicked off sever minutes ago, will be basically dedicated to democracy, human rights and reaction of international organizations to internal political situation in Armenia. Chairman of the Armenian National Movement (ANM) Board Aram Manukyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that during the rally the opposition will refer to crimes in the republic, as well as the Armenian crime ring recently revealed in the U.S. Commenting on the new bill on rallies, Aram Manukyan said that Armenia has no bad laws. According to him, the Armenian leadership lacks a political will, what is not anyhow related to laws. A PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the site that around 600 supporters of the opposition have gathered near Matenadaran institute of ancient manuscripts. 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. |