Paper: persecution of Oskanian supporters gaining momentum![]() December 5, 2012 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Chorrord Ishkhanutyun daily, law enforcement agencies in Armenian provinces have recently targeted organizers of signature campaign in support of Civilitas Foundation founder and former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian. “The persecution of Oskanian supporters has recently gained momentum in the town of Hrazdan, with lawmen there still collecting new arguments against the ex-minister and clarifying the reasons behind the city residents’ decision to join the signature campaign,” the paper says. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |