 Armenian Communist Party not to back any presidential candidate January 30, 2013 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Communist Party announced a decision neither to nominate a presidential candidate, nor back any of the hopefuls, given the current pre-election period. “One of the candidates expresses readiness to leave the race, another goes on strike, while the rest “conduct election campaigns,” party leader said. Ruben Tovmasyan further noted it senseless to nominate a candidate due to incumbent president’s privileges, adding that the situation will remain unchanged following the Feb 19 polls. Partner news  Top stories At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting.   Partner news |  Latest news Xbox One to expand friend lists to 1,000 friends  Xbox One - described as an all-in-one "ultimate home entertainment system" - will be launched later this year."The Hunger Games" star to topline "Ape" psychological thriller "Ape" is a dramatic tale of a young man’s struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret."Rain Man" helmer, "Pianist" scribe team up for Shanghai-set love story Story follows a group of Jews who escape from Leningrad and take refuge in Japan-occupied Shanghai, where romance is kindled amid a war.Oil prices go down ahead of Fed chief’s address to Congress Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, fell 20 cents to $103.71 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. |
