Official confident for Oskanian case to become PACE focusOctober 9, 2012 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Armenian delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Davit Harutyunyan commented on the statement by Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group members Naira Zohrabyan and Vahe Hovhannisyan, who expressed readiness to give up their PACE seats for former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, if necessary. As Mr. Harutyunyan noted, each political force is free to choose its representatives for the Armenian delegation to PACE. Asked about PACE’s preliminary standpoint on Oskanian case, he answered, “no preliminary standpoint has been issued. However, I’m confident that PACE will focus on the current process.” On October 2, Armenian National Assembly resolved to strip Prosperous Armenia member, former Foreign Minister Oskanian of deputy immunity with 64 votes for, 6 against and 1 invalid, following two-day discussions over Civilitas Foundation fund misuse charges. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |