Legislation on freedom of conscience should be in line with European standardsMarch 31, 2009 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met Tuesday with representative of Armenian Evangelistic Church Rene Levonian to discuss the bill on introduction of amendments in the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations."The legislation should be in line with European standards," Mr. Abrahamyan said, adding that the bill has been already sent to the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR. 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. |