  Yerkir Union sent letter to PACE membersApril 28, 2009 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerkir Union has sent a letter to participants of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to express their worries about the recent events in Samtskhe Javakheti."We want to warn about the discrimination policy pursued by the Georgian authorities. Armenian activists, who pressed for maintenance of Armenian language and culture, were arrested. Georgia poses as a country with European values. Unfortunately, the real situation is quite different. The Georgian authorities aim to completely assimilate all national minorities," said the letter, obtained by PanARMENIAN.Net   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
