Hovik Abrahamyan: paying tribute to victims of terrorist act, we again say our decisive "No" to terrorismOctober 27, 2008 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, members of the Armenian National Assembly attended a ceremony to commemorate the victims of October 27, 1999 terrorist act, the RA NA press office reported. Opening the ceremony the RA NA Speaker, Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan said, "Every year on October 27, paying tribute to the victims of the severe crime of October 27, 1999, we again say our decisive "No" to terrorism, intolerance and animosity. Though 9 years have passed, all of us feel the pain that befell us that day. We again say that such crimes have no limitation period, and we must do everything in our power to prevent their repetition. Every time gathering at this memorial stone we should again ensure that our strength is in our unity, and only together we can build more dignified and prosperous Armenia, which I am sure, was the dream of Karen Demirchyan, Vazgen Sargsyan, Yuri Bakhshyan and our other colleagues. As Speaker of the National Assembly I confidently say that I'll do everything possible for consent, tolerance and respect in our republic. And the most worthy tribute to our dead colleagues is the implementation of the programs and ideas, which they followed. I don't doubt that we shall have the Armenia, we and our deceased friends dreamt about." 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. |