ANC rally commemorates 1999 parliament terror attack victimsOctober 28, 2011 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally kicked off at Yerevan’s Liberty Square to the sound of Armenian national anthem. Haykakan Zhamanak editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan delivered the opening speech, urging those present to commemorate the victims of Oct 27, 1999 parliament terror attack. As Pashinyan noted, “those who orchestrated Oct 27 attack, seized the parliament, turned the government into a spineless structure, set up March 2008 events in the center of Yerevan to shoot at peaceful population, continuing to execute hopes of the citizens of Armenia.” He stressed that the perpetrators of Oct 27 attack will appear before the people’s court similarly to Mubarak, Ben Ali and Gaddafi. On October 27, 1999, terrorists led by Nairi Hunanyan assassinated prominent public and political activists of Armenia: Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, parliament speaker Karen Demirchyan, vice speakers Yuri Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan, parliament members Michael Kotanyan, Armenak Armenakyan, Henrik Abramyan and Leonard Petrosyan. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |