Opposition rally dispersed in Yerevan May 9May 10, 2007 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An opposition rally was dispersed in Yerevan May 9. Supporters of Impeachment bloc marched to National Security Service building to protest the arrest of former Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan. New Times party leader Aram Karapetyan said police met the people with batons and tear-gas. "On half-way 'red berets' started pushing the people aside. As result, several men including New Times political council member Rafael Khostikyan and Impeachment bloc member David Matevosyan were injured when approaching the NSS building. Karapetyan also said 4 rally participants were detained but released later on. "If they want to frighten us this way, they did not succeed. We rate it as political provocation. None of the leaders of Impeachment bloc, New Times party and Republic party left the rally," he said. The rally initiators claim that some 20 thousand people took part in it. Police, however, says the number did not exceed 5 thousand, IA Regnum reports. Armenian parliamentary election in due on May 12. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |