Law on compensation of March 1 victims approvedJune 4, 2019 - 22:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Parliament entirely approved the law on “Assistance to Victims During the Events of March 1-2, 2008 in Yerevan” by the second reading. The project by NP vice-speakers, Alen Simonyan and Lena Nazaryan was approved unanimously. According to the law, assistance will be provided to the person who has the status of a successor in the manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia of the individual who died as a result of the injury during the events of March 1, as well as to the person whose health received heavy or medium level damage. The form of support will be determined by the executive. During the discussion of the project, changes were made in the proposal of the MP of “My Step” Alliance, Sisak Gabrielyan; the injured police representatives who were prosecuted during March 1 events will not benefit from the planned assistance in case the prosecution has not been interrupted on the grounds of justification. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. 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. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |