Bako Sahakyan: first Armenian Republic important page in Armenian history May 28, 2011 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 28, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan together with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II, officials from Armenia and Artsakh visited the memorial complex of Sardarapat to take part in festive events dedicated to the day of the First Armenian Republic. President Sahakyan described the formation of the First Armenian Republic as one the most important pages in the Armenian history underlining that free, independent and secure state is an exclusive value, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |