  CoE Commissioner for Human Rights arriving in Armenia Jan. 18 January 13, 2011 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Naira Zohrabyan, said she is going to discuss Baku’s demarches and the statement issued by the Poland’s embassy in Azerbaijan with the Polish delegation to PACE and members of Polish Sejm. She also informed that CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg will arrive in Armenia on January 18 instead of PACE co-rapporteurs on Armenia. “The co-rapporteurs will visit Armenia after the PACE winter session,” she said. Zohrabyan emphasized that replacement of Goran Lindblad was a positive move. “An individual, who served on the Swedish-Turkish parliamentary friendship group and who has certain interest in Azerbaijani projects, should not be a co-rapporteur on Armenia.”   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
