  Armenia may extend peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan December 17, 2012 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Standing parliamentary committee on foreign relations held a sitting Monday, Dec 17 to discuss amendment to a NATO agreement on Armenian peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. The amendment to the agreement, ratified by National Assembly on Dec 8, 2009, aims to extend Armenian peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan till Dec 31, 2014. The committee approved inclusion of the issue in the upcoming parliamentary session agenda, National Assembly press service reported.   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 |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
