Paper: ANC says March 1 committee should’ve looked into Oskanian caseJune 13, 2012 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group member Nikol Pashinyan answered the question about criminal case against ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian on money laundering charges. ANC member said that though he is unaware of the reasons National Security Service of Armenia summoned the former minister, he stressed the need for March 1 events investigation committee to look into Oskanian’s case, the paper says. “I’m sure Mr. Oskanian has to testify about second and current presidents of Armenia Robert Kocharian and Serzh Sargsyan. As for money laundering, I wouldn’t be surprised if he proves to be involved in it as a member of long-term criminal government,” the daily quoted Mr. Pashinyan as saying. 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. |