Levon Ter-Petrosyan: Amnesty will serve as a stimulus for further struggle of the oppositionJuly 3, 2009 - 00:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At today's opposition meeting, ANC Leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan made a traditional conclusive statement. Touching upon amnesty, he noted that current President couldn't even manage to make it look like a charity act and had to announce it upon completion of preposterous mayoral elections to avoid PACE's pressure.Expressing his admiration for political prisoners, Levon Ter-Petrosyan noted that the amnesty will serve as a stimulus for the further struggle of the opposition for liberation of comrades still in prison. He especially commended the brave step of Nikol Pashinyan, who gave himself up to Armenian authorities, unafraid of injustice he's threatened with. Levon Ter-Petrosyn expressed confidence that the people will stand up for Nikol Pashinyan and won't rest till Pashinyan and their other team mates are back in safety. Opposition meeting was completed with a traditional march on the streets of Yerevan. 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 | 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. Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |