Should we – a group of Armenian students and our friends from different countries, who have chosen Hungary among EU countries for further education– infer from your Government recent actions that extraditing a brutal murderer to a country, which willconsequently welcomehimas a hero, is considered to be among European values?
While handing over the petition to the Consul, Father Khoren expressed his profound anguish saying that the Consul would become his hero, if he would quit his chair in protest against this unjust extradition.
Here are some unfortunate scenes taken next to the Tigranakert historic site in Artsakh. A cool stream runs through the site, making it a favourite summer spot for picnickers. Many are too lazy to take their trash with them when they leave. Such eyesores are commonplace.
In a letter to Hungarian President Janos Ader, Catholicos Aram I expressed his deep concern and dismay concerning the extradition of Azeri murderer Lieutenant R. Safarov (who has murdered an Armenian Lieutenant G. Margaryan in Budapest, back in 2004 and was serving a life sentence) to Azerbaijan, and for the pardon he was granted by the Azerbaijani president.
Today, a Yerevan court decided to reject the suit brought by Yuri Mnatsakanyan against the RA National Institute of Health, Vigen Shahinyan and news.am, as a third party.
The war general also stated that Safarov would be conveniently done away with by someone with an Armenian name, thus killing two birds with one stone.
21 year-old Anna Mkrtchyan has publicly stated that she killed her own baby, born out of a relationship of fear and intimidation. Anna claims that Hartashen Mayor Ghukasyan was the father.
In the interest of regional stability and on-going efforts towards reconciliation, the High Representative and Commissioner Fule reiterate their call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to exercise restraint, on the ground as well as in public statements, in order to prevent an escalation of the situation.
Istanbul-born Canadian Raffi Bedrosian will perform a piano recital at the newly restored Saint Giragos Armenian Apostolic Church in Diyarbekir on September 10. Bedrosian, who was involved in the restoration of the church, told Hurriyet Daily News, “With this concert I want to show that this restored church is not only a silent monument, but an active, living center bringing people together for a peaceful future.”
Democracy and Labor Party President Spartak Melikyan has been a member of the Armenian parliament since 2007, having been elected on the ruling Republican Party’s proportional ballot.