MP says Europe aware of Armenia’s domestic situationMay 1, 2013 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has a lot to accomplish during its 6-month chairmanship of Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, Heritage party’s parliamentary group secretary said. “Europe is aware of Armenia’s internal situation. Armenia is a state built on ruins of the Soviet Union,” Zaruhi Postanjyan said. “We must rely on our own forces to build a democratic system,” she said, hailing Armenia’s efforts to raise its problems in international organizations. Dwelling on the spring session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), held on April 22-26, the MP said, “I disagreed with PACE observer mission’s report, saying the elections were rigged.” 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. |