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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION TO SEEK DENIAL OF US, EU VISAS FOR LAW-ENFORCERS - PAPER
Aravot
Dec 14 2010
Armenia
The Armenian opposition has said it will get the USA and EU countries
to deny visas to Armenian officials involved in "killings" during
the March 2008 disturbances, pro-opposition daily Aravot reported on
14 December.
The Armenian Pan-National Movement (APM) said it would seek to get
the US and EU authorities to deny visas to Armenian law-enforcers and
judicial officials who were involved in "killings" during disturbances
following the February 2008 presidential election and convicted
"innocent people", Aravot quoted the APM's head, Aram Manukyan,
as saying at a news conference in Yerevan on 13 December.
The APM will reach this aim through several steps - first, lists of
these officials will be compiled and then the APM will work with EU
entities and counsels of the US Congress and parliaments of the EU
countries, Manukyan said. The APM is going to cooperate with European
liberal forces to this end, Manukyan added.
The APM chairman expressed the conviction that Armenia faces an early
election. "There will be no scheduled election, we are moving towards
an early election swiftly," Manukyan told the news conference. The
opposition Armenian National Congress is likely to come to power
through an inevitable early election, Manukyan told journalists.
[translated from Armenian]
From: A. Papazian
Aravot
Dec 14 2010
Armenia
The Armenian opposition has said it will get the USA and EU countries
to deny visas to Armenian officials involved in "killings" during
the March 2008 disturbances, pro-opposition daily Aravot reported on
14 December.
The Armenian Pan-National Movement (APM) said it would seek to get
the US and EU authorities to deny visas to Armenian law-enforcers and
judicial officials who were involved in "killings" during disturbances
following the February 2008 presidential election and convicted
"innocent people", Aravot quoted the APM's head, Aram Manukyan,
as saying at a news conference in Yerevan on 13 December.
The APM will reach this aim through several steps - first, lists of
these officials will be compiled and then the APM will work with EU
entities and counsels of the US Congress and parliaments of the EU
countries, Manukyan said. The APM is going to cooperate with European
liberal forces to this end, Manukyan added.
The APM chairman expressed the conviction that Armenia faces an early
election. "There will be no scheduled election, we are moving towards
an early election swiftly," Manukyan told the news conference. The
opposition Armenian National Congress is likely to come to power
through an inevitable early election, Manukyan told journalists.
[translated from Armenian]
From: A. Papazian