  ARFD concerned over possible authorities-ANC ‘political gambling’  May 13, 2011 - 14:07 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The ARF Dashnaktsutyun is concerned that the Armenian-Turkish normalization might become a subject of political gambling between the authorities and the Armenian National Congress (ANC). “It won’t be a great problem if the ANC gets seats in the parliament but we are deeply concerned that talks will include other issues, specifically, the Armenian-Turkish relations,” ARFD parliamentary group secretary Artyusha Shahbazyan told a briefing in the National Assembly. Shahbazyan did not rule out that the dialogue between the authorities and opposition was initiated by third forces. Asked whether the ARFD would support return of Armenia’s second President, he said that the party used to support Robert Kocharian’s program. “Whether to return to bog politics or not is up to Kocharian himself,” Shahbazyan said.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
