”Legal Education and Control” NGO strongly condemns today’s’ events of bringing into investigation the founder of ”VETO” movement Narek Malyan, “Adekvad” party head Arthur Danielyan and other members, the Chairman of ”Civil Consciousness” NGO Narek Samsonyan. In a state governed by the rule of law, any case of deprivation of liberty must be adequately justified, proportionate and non-discriminatory. Moreover, all the safeguards provided by the Constitution and regulations of the Republic of Armenia should be protected. However, hitherto the police have not provided any convincing justification whether they have safeguarded the legal guarantees. Besides, they have not presented any persuasive explanation on the circumstances of investigation.
Foreign minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov will hold a meeting in Geneva, Armenian foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan said on Facebook.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s press conference has started in the town of Kapan.
Charles, Prince of Wales has visited the Armenian Church of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity on January 24, Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Hovnan Baghdasaryan said on Facebook.
Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on awarding Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan with the Stolypin Medal 1st Class.
Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and foreign minister of the Netherlands Stef Blok discussed the peaceful settlement process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict during their meeting in Yerevan, the Armenian FM told reporters during a joint press conference with his Dutch counterpart.
Giulio Centemero, Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house of parliament) delivered remarks on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armenian massacres in Baku.
Stressing that the plurality of information, freedom of the media, political competition, rule of law, justice and democracy are the main principles and values of a democratic society and are key to the success of Armenian statehood-building;
Armenian foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan commented on the question relating to the nervous reactions of Azerbaijani authorities to the events held in Armenia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the anti-Armenian pogroms in Baku.
The new 20-member Cabinet of Lebanon led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab has been announced, and it includes a Lebanese-Armenian minister.
