Young politicians call for change of generation in politicsNovember 16, 2010 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s political field needs a change of generations, a member of the Union of Young Armenian Politicians said. “New personalities capable to bring forth fresh ideas should be engaged in political life of the country,” Vahan Dilanyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “One of the main problems of Armenian politics is the lack of professionalism,” he said. According to Dilanyan, election of young politicians to the parliament could help improve the situation. 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |