Opposition MPs meet PACE's co-rapporteurs for ArmeniaJune 21, 2022 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the the opposition "I Have Honor" bloc Hayk Mamijanyan, as well as Armen Gevorgyan and Armen Rustamyan from Armenia bloc have met with PACE's co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Boriana Aberg (Sweden, EPP/CD) and Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC). The lawmakers presented the actions of the opposition Resistance movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as well as spoke about the "real red lines" on the Karabakh issue, the press service of the Republic Party of Armenia says. "The speakers were also presented with facts about police violence, use of special measures, political prisoners were also mentioned," RPA said in a statement. In recent months, protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had taken to the streets to block major roads in the capital Yerevan and call on the population to commit acts of civil disobedience. Pashinian came under fire after he and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev agreed to start drafting a bilateral peace treaty to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and set up a joint commission on demarcating the borders. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |