Heritage leader, EU envoy discuss post-election developmentsMarch 6, 2013 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader, former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met Wednesday, March 6 with Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, ambassador Traian Hristea. Violations recorded during the February18 presidential vote and the political crisis following the election day were in the focus of the discussion. Spokesman of Hovannisian headquarters Hovsep Khurshudyan, head of the Political, Economic, Press, and Information Section of the EU Delegation Onno Simons, and Political Adviser Andrey Didenko of the EU Delegation also attended the meeting. On Thursday, Raffi Hovannisian will meet with Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag, currently in Armenia on official visit. Raffi Hovannisian headquarters legal adviser Karen Mezhlumyan will address the Constitutional Court to challenge the constitutionality of Article 18:5 of Armenia’s Electoral Code, Hovannisian’s headquarters 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |