ARMENIAN POLITICIAN ASHOT MANUCHARIAN WILL SPEAK AS A WITNESS AT THE TRIAL OF THE CASE OF THE TERRORIST ACT AGAINST RNK PRESIDENTOctober 6, 2000 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 06.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The testimony of the witnesses is still being heard at the trial of the case of the terrorist act against RNK President in Stepanakert.As the correspondent of MEDIAMAX reports from Stepanakert, Zhudeks Shakarian, the lawyer of the main accused Samvel Babayan spoke today with solicitation to invite the Armenian politician Ashot Manucharian to the trial as a witness. As another accused, Lebanon citizen Vardan Tashchian stated, in March 2000, in S. Babayan's presence Ashot Manucharian told him that during his meeting with RNK President Arkady Ghukasian the latter declared that V. Tashchian had to leave Karabakh, otherwise he would be arrested. The court satisfied the solicitation of the lawyer. At present Ashot Manucharian is the co-chairman of Socialist Union of Armenia. In early 90s he held the posts of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia, President Ter-Petrossian's Adviser on national security. The trial of the case of the March 22 terrorist act against RNK president Arkady Ghukasian started on September 18 in Stepanakert. The main accused of the case is RNK ex defense minister, Lieutenant-General Samvel Babayan. -0- 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. 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. |