Schreiner: "I would like your nation to vote for constitutional amendments"November 2, 2005 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During an international conference dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Armenian parliament PACE vice-president Bernard Schreiner dismissed opposition charges that strong Western support for constitutional changes constitutes an interference in Armenia's internal affairs. We the French too often take foreigners' advice. Statements in support of the Armenian constitutional reform] must be seen as not propaganda but advice," he said. The PACE vice-president also voiced opinion that in the near future Armenia will succeed in restoring the lost democratic foundation. "I would like your nation to vote for the constitutional amendments. I saw Artur Baghdassaryan and Tirgran Torossian's will to hold free and fair referendum," Mr. Schreiner resumed, RFE/RL 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |