  Armenian parliament to elect new Ombudsman March 2 March 1, 2011 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 2, the RA National Assembly will elect Armenia’s new Ombudsman. Speaker Hovik Ambrahamyan said that 48 members of the parliament nominated Karen Andreasyan for this post. Early in February Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan resigned his position, having submitted the resignation letter to the National Assembly. As Harutyunyan stated, he accepted the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Representative in Central Asia. RA Ombudsman is elected by the National Assembly by 3/5 of the total number of votes out of the candidates nominated by at least 1/5 of the NA members for a six-year term.   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). |
