8 protest actions held throughout Armenia todayApril 9, 2008 - 22:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition supporters held 8 protest actions held throughout Armenia today. A mourning event took place in the center of Yerevan; a group of people picketed the U.S. Embassy.Residents of Syunik region of Armenia lit candles on their window cells to mourn over those killed in March 1 and 2 melees. Several thousand of people gathered nearby the French Embassy in Yerevan and laid wreaths to the monument to Alexander Myasnikyan. They demanded to release the oppositionists kept in custody. RA NA member Victor Dallakyan and former presidential hopeful Tigran Karapetyan also arrived at the site, as they said, to honor the memory of the killed. An hour later, police started to drive away the gathering. The action initiators called on their supporters to leave and meet several hours later at Republic Square where festivities on occasion of the President's inauguration will be held, IA Regnum reports. 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. |