Ukraine justice minister threatens state of emergency amid unrestJanuary 27, 2014 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukraine’s justice minister has threatened to have a state of emergency declared in the country if anti-government demonstrators do not leave the ministry's building in Kiev that was occupied Sunday, Jan 26 night, according to RIA Novosti. Justice Minister Olena Lukash said in a video statement released Monday that if the protesters did not leave, she would have to appeal to the National Security and Defense Council to declare a state of emergency. In the video published by Ukrainian broadcaster Inter, Lukash also warned that she would ask the president to halt negotiations with opposition leaders if the building was not evacuated promptly. The minister said that demonstrators smashed photographs and other items when they broke into the building last night. The ministry's storming was part of a new wave of unrest that swelled at the weekend after the opposition rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to hand over the premiership and deputy premiership to protest leaders. Opposition leaders are insisting that the government call early elections and repeal a recent anti-protest law. Anti-government protests in Ukraine began last November in the capital following the president’s decision to delay an association agreement with the EU in favor of closer ties with Russia, and have since spread to the country’s central and western regions. At least two protesters have been killed in the unrest, and several government buildings have been occupied by radical demonstrators. Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |