Demonstrators inflicted pressure on participants of March 1 events' proceedingSeptember 17, 2009 - 20:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In reply to Heritage Leader, MP Armen Martirosyan's question, Chairman of RA NA interim committee on March 1 events Samvel Nikoyan stated that rallies at the courthouses, where hearings were conducted, significantly affected verdicts. "Demonstrators inflicted pressure on participants of March 1 events' proceeding. Witnesses heard abuse and threats if they gave evidence which the supporters of the accused did not like," Samvel Nikoyan noted, adding that the verdicts could have been different if it were not for the pressure. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |