Young Conservatives of Armenia voice their protest to French PresidentAugust 28, 2009 - 20:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, at 1.00 p.m., just in front of the French Embassy in Armenia a rally of the Young Conservatives Union of Armenia was held in defense of the French citizen Sargis Hatspanian, suffering from political persecution in Armenia. After the rally the participants sent a letter to the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In the letter the Union of Young Conservatives say that Mr. Hatspanian made a worthy contribution to strengthening the independence and development of democracy in Armenia. The letter reads: "Appreciating mediation efforts of your country aimed at strengthening democracy in Armenia, including those in the issue of general amnesty for political prisoners, we express our indignation for indifference of the France towards Sargis Hatspanian, who is persecuted on political grounds." Union of Young Conservatives of Armenia declares that nonintervention of the President Sarkozy in the issue of release of Sargis Hatspanian will be further considered as a manifestation of the apparent support of "illegitimate government" of Armenia, which could tarnish the good name of France in the eyes of the Armenian youth, a press release of Young Conservatives Union writes. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |