Demonstrators held rally at Presidential residence in Yerevan protesting against preconditions (Photo spread)October 9, 2009 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 20 000 demonstrators participated in a protest rally at Presidential residence, chanting "No to Protocols", "No Concessions to Turkey", "No to Preconditions". According to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, ARF Dashnaktsutyn representative Vahan Hovhannesyan delivered a statement, urging RA President to refrain from ratification of Protocols, posing a threat to national security. He added that in case documents are ratified, ARFD will continue with protest rallies and, in case of necessity, initiate the process of power change. ARFD Supreme Body representative Armen Rustamyan read out the statement, specifying that RA external policy deviated from its course and poses threat to Armenia's national security and future. The statement was further presented to Head of RA Presidential Staff Karen Karapetyan. Head of RA Presidential Staff emphasized that demonstrators' demands "will be taken into consideration", adding that the statement will be submitted to the President. At the moment, demonstrators are marching in the direction of Tsitsernakaberd Genocide victims' memorial. The number of rally participants keeps increasing. 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. |