Former Armenian President’s house attacked overnightApril 16, 2016 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An unknown assailant threw a hand grenade towards former President Robert Kocharian’s private residence in Yerevan, the Armenian police said on Friday, April 15, RFE/RL Armenian service. The police spokesman, Armen Malkhasyan, told RFE/RL Armenian service that the incident occurred in the evening. He said police officers are now examining the scene. It was not immediately clear whether the grenade actually exploded. Kocharian’s press secretary, Victor Soghomonyan, said only that no blasts occurred near the ex-president’s house and that nobody was hurt as a result. “It’s a ludicrous incident that has been blown out of proportion,” Soghomonyan told RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) on the line from Moscow. Kocharian is also in the Russian capital at the moment, he said. Current President Serzh Sargsyan’s Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was quick to strongly condemn the attack. “In the existing military-political conditions [in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone,] there are forces seeking to destabilize the situation in the country,” Armen Ashotyan, an RPA deputy chairman, wrote on Facebook. “I hope that all circumstances will be established and the investigation will answer the questions.” 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. |