ARFD may back current leader in exchange for proposal approvalNovember 16, 2012 - 21:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun has voiced readiness to back the current president Serzh Sargsyan in the upcoming elections if the latter accepts the party’s proposal. “Frankly speaking, the ruling authorities have the most chances to accept the 7-point offer and pledge to struggle for systematic changes by separating the businesses and disbanding the monopoly,” ARFD member Artsvik Minasyan told a press conference. As political expert Yervand Bozoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, by issuing the statement the party shows that core changes are more important than individuals. ARFD met with Prosperous Armenia party to discuss full shifts to proportional voting system and parliamentary system of government prior to issuing the statement on possibility of backing the current leader. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative. Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. |