DEMIRCHIAN ELECTORAL HEADQUARTERS SURPRISED AT GEGHAMIAN STATEMENTFebruary 24, 2003 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief of the electoral headquarters of presidential contender Stepan Demirchian, Armenian parliament deputy Grigor Harutyunian was surprised at ex-candidate for president Artashes Geghamian's statement that the current Armenian authorities realize the opportunity of "being shot" in case the opposition won the elections. Thereupon, Grigor Harutyunian told "Mediamax" agency, "we struggle for rule of law in Armenia and our candidate never made statements on making short work of the authorities." Commenting on another statement by A.Geghamian on the second round of the presidential elections in Armenia being illegitimate, the Demirchian headquarters chief noted, "everyone is entitled to express his own opinion." 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |