RA Parliamentary Committee approves of presidential proposal on amnestyJune 17, 2009 - 21:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 17, RA NA Committee for Governmental and Legal Issues had a closed meeting to discuss presidential proposal on "Declaration of amnesty". Amnesty proposal was approved, RA NA Press Service reported.Yesterday RA President Serzh Sargsyan addressed RA NA Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan with an offer to hold a special parliamentary session on June 19. An issue on presidential proposal of amnesty declaration was included in session agenda. 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. |