U.S. State Department human rights report on Armenia contains inaccuraciesMarch 9, 2007 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The annual country report on Armenia issued by the U.S. State Department contains some inaccuracies. Moreover, it's very subjective, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan. Armenia has a serious attitude about documents of the kind, he said. "We will examine the report and then the RA MFA will announce its position. However, the report marks out positive tendencies on the whole," the Minister said.He informed that his speech at the UN Security Council meeting in Geneva will be dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the Armenian-Turkish relations and violations of human rights thereupon. 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. |