 Parliament speaker says Armenia expected to ratify Rome Statute September 7, 2023 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has said Armenia will, in all likelihood, ratify the Rome Statute. Simonyan made the remarks in an interview with http://News.am on Wednesday, September 6, maintaining that discussions are still underway. “We will discuss it, we will understand what parts are beneficial for our country, and there are many of them, since war crimes have been committed against us, and this is no secret,” Simonyan said. Today, war crimes continue against at least 35 of our prisoners of war, I have nothing to add. We need this, our country needs this.” Simonyan was referring to the dozens of prisoners of war who have been in Azerbaijan’s captivity since the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakhin the fall of 2020.   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Health Fund for Children of Armenia  Idram and IDBank have summed up the results of the November program of the “The Power of One Dram” initiative.Armenians commemorate 35th anniv. of devastating earthquake 35 years have passed since the devastating earthquake that hit the country’s northwest.Ucom Offers New Year's Deal on Samsung Galaxy A54 Smartphones Ucom, the national telecom operator, unveils an enticing offer for the New Year.Armenian blacksmithing granted UNESCO Intangible Heritage status The craftsmanship of blacksmiths in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. |
