Armenian President hails objective coverage of parliamentary pollsDecember 25, 2012 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Dec 25 with mass media representatives to congratulate them on the coming New Year and Christmas and wish them sound health, success and creativity. “Last year we continued efforts aimed at reinforcement of freedom of speech and democracy in the country. I am grateful to you for ensuring objective coverage of 2012 parliamentary elections and the rest of the political developments. That’s a big accomplishment which paves the path for further progress. Certainly, a lot of problems are still in need of solution, however, we must consider public demand and the ruling authorities’ political will as the two acceptable factors,” President Sargsayn said. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |