OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Ambassadors Igor Popov (Russia), Stéphane Visconti (France) and Richard Hoagland (USA) will visit Armenia in ten days, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a joint press conference with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Yerevan on May 30.
By the decision of Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, Artur Arakelyan was relieved from the post of First Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies according to his application.
When commenting on a question by Vojislav Seselj, leader of the Serbian radical activists, asking how long he planned to sit on two chairs playing political games with both Russia and the EU, Vucic said: “This is not about sitting on two chairs.” “Seselj has chosen a chair on one side, while I choose the one in the middle, which is the Serbian chair, and I don’t want to choose another.”
CIS heads of states’ Council session is planned to be held in Sochi in October, CIS Executive Committee Chairman Sergei Lebedev told reporters, TASS reported. “The regular session of the Council of the CIS heads of states is planned to be held in Sochi on October 11,” Lebedev said.
The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia will discuss on May 30, 15:00, the withdrawal declarations of candidates of the May 14 Yerevan City Council election.
The party will adopt a decision on withdrawing the German troops from Incirlik based on the session result. This decision is going to be a clear message to Turkey the recent actions of which resulted in tense Turkish-German relations.
The PM congratulated Mr. Harutyunyan on his appointment and said: “The Justice Ministry is a very important link of the government, taking into account the existing issues, such as new Constitution, necessary changes of laws. In general, we have fixed in our vision what kind of Armenia we want to see.
“Hrant Dink dedicated his life to resolving TurkishArmenian relations. He devoted his journalistic career to recognizing the hardships of the Armenian people and attempting to establish reconciliation between cultures. Despite enduring threats from extremists about his statements on the Armenian Genocide, Hrant Dink continued to fight to defend human rights at all costs,” Jason Falinski said.
Noriega had been a staunch proAmerican ruler and alleged CIA asset, but he was removed from power when US troops invaded Panama in 1989. He was later jailed in the US on charges involving drugs and money laundering. He had reportedly worked with famous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
The resignation of three Tsarukyan bloc MPs Khachik Manukyan, Artyom Tsarukyan and Harutyun Gharagyozyan – who were elected as MPs through the regional list of the bloc but later filed for resignation – was approved.
