Council of Europe Forum for the Future of Democracy: "European Democracy in the 21st century: Principles and Challenges" Call for applications for the next Forum which will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 20 October 2010 Please note the deadline for receipt of applications is 18 June 2010 Application form | Background note
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Alarmed by reports that Iran’s vice president said the events of 1915 constituted a "genocide," Turkey is seeking high-level explanation from Tehran,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu spoke late Friday with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, who told him that Iran's position was in line with Turkey's stance on the issue.Davutoğlu was not satisfied with Mottaki’s assurance. He said he told his Iranian counterpart that Turkey was awaiting an explanation from Baghaei himself. Public Radio
On August 31, in accordance with the earlier achieved agreement with the NKR authorities the OSCE mission will hold a regular monitoring on NKR-Azerbaijan armed forces’ contact line, near Kuropatkino village of the Martuni region. News.am
The Armenian Assembly of America initiated an internet campaign aimed to send complaint letters to the American CNN Channel calling on it to stop the broadcasting of an anti-Armenian report. According to the Azerbaijani media, CNN International program World View is scheduled to broadcast a report from Azerbaijan about Chingiz Mustafayev, and for a regular time, present the false and invented visions of Azerbaijan on the tragedy in Khojaly. Azg Daily, Lragir.am, Hayots Ashkharh
Roman Novruz ogly Guseynov, junior sergeant and unit commander from the 191st mountain brigade of the Azeri army, crossed the contact line and yielded himself prisoner to the Nagorno-Karabakh troops. According to preliminary reports, Guseynov did it because he had been constantly humiliated by his seniors. Arminfo, News.am
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan released Sergey Manasaryan from the post of Ambassador of Armenia to Bulgaria.The press service of the President of Armenia reports that Manasaryan has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hayastani Hanrapetutyun, Arminfo
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party called on the Armenian authorities to immediately set all the political prisoners free. Here is the text of the statement: “Armenia, being a member of the Council of Europe, should immediately release all political prisoners as freedom of speech and freedom of opinion are central values of the Council of Europe. Keeping people in prison for political reasons and denying them the right to due process of law are contrary to the basic obligations of member states of the Council of Europe and will certainly hinder the process of rapprochement between Armenia and the European Union”. Lragir.am, Aravot Daily
The Court of Cassation heard the claim of the successors of Levon Gulyan, died on May 12, 2007 in a police department. On March 12, 2008, Special Investigation Service took the decision to discontinue the case on Levon Gulyan’s death. This decision was appealed to the Prosecutor General’s office, Court of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts as well as Court of Appeals of Armenia. The aforementioned courts did not satisfy the claim. On 27.08.2010 the RA Court of Cassation decided to rescind the decision on the discontinuation of the case and to return it to the prosecutor’s office to start an investigation. Lragir.am, Aravot Daily
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