Oskanian, CoE Commissioner discuss domestic situation in ArmeniaMarch 12, 2008 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met Wednesday with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, and the delegation led by him.The parties touched upon the February 19 presidential election and recent developments in the republic. Mr Oskanian briefed on the March 1 events and on the situation after imposition of the emergency rule. "The limitations of freedom of media will be lifted one of these days," the FM said. Mr Hammarberg said he intends to meet with leadership and opposition representatives and also to attend hospitals and detention centers to have the real picture of the processes taking place in Armenia. 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. |