OPPOSITION PROCESSION DELEGATION MET WITH ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKERApril 13, 2004 - 00:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of the opposition meeting, who undertook a procession to the residence of the Armenian President demanding his resignation and were stopped by the police cordon next to the building of the National Assembly in Baghramian Street, demanded a meeting with Parliament Chairman Artur Baghdasarian. As of 7:00 p.m., as delegates from those gathered deputy Victor Dallakian and another three opposition activists were allowed into the Parliament building to convey the demands of the procession participants to the Speaker. Specifically, they intend to suggest A. Baghdasarian meeting with the people and join the demand of resignation of Robert Kocharian. Besides, the opposition leadership has made a demand of Police Chief Hayk Harutyunian to remove the barriers and allow to move towards the Armenian President's residence, as well as provide an opportunity to TV companies for live transmission of the procession. In case of not meeting the demands soon, the oppositionists said they would organize processions in regions of Armenia. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |