RA NA adopts amendments to law on defamationMarch 18, 2010 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Assembly approved a bill on introduction of amendments to the RA Civil and Penal Codes. The amendments will entitle Armenian citizens to go to the law for and demand disclaimer of any media report insulting his/her dignity, if the publisher fails to prove the accuracy of information.As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the parliament, Heritage group voted against the bill, following "the negative conclusion of the Venice Commission." Meanwhile, one on the co-authors of the bill, Orinats Yerkir member Hovhannes Margaryan remarked that the Venice Commission gave a positive conclusion on the bill but pointed out to a number of drawbacks. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |