Karine Achemyan: amnesty helps reduce domestic tensions May 26, 2011 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Strong, confident and magnanimous people are able to forgive, member of the ruling Republican Party Karine Achemyan said. According to her, every move directed towards improvement of people's living conditions, reduction of internal political tensions and strengthening of social ties is positive. “Amnesty is a humane step, fitting Christians,” she noted. Heritage opposition party member Zaruhi Postanjyan, in turn, expressed doubts about humanity of the Armenian authorities. “Amnesty was declared because the authorities have reached a deadlock. Another reason for the decision is the situation in penal institutions, which are overcrowded,” she said, noting that there are about 1300 instead of 800 people serving their sentence in Nubarashen jail. As regards to the possibility of amnesty for her brother Tigran Postanjyan, she said that according to the law, her brother should be freed following the legislative amendments adopted by the parliament earlier this week. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |