  ANC member says Armenian President is his brother in arms  February 17, 2012 - 15:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Sasoun Mikaelyan stated that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan remains his brother in arms. In this context, Mr. Mikaelyan noted even President Sargsyan would benefit from his victory in mayoral race of northeast town of Hrazdan, ridding him of the two bribetakers: Kotayk province governor Kovalenko Shahgeldyan and Mayor of Hrazdan Aram Danielyan. Sasoun Mikaelyan backed ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian’s candidacy during 2008 presidential elections. In March 2008, Mikaelyan was detained and sentenced to 8 years in prison for illegal possession of weapons. In 2011 he was released from detention. Current mayor of the town of Hrazdan, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) candidate Aram Danielyan won the Feb 12 mayoral race. He garnered 13079 votes, while Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc member Sasoun Mikaelyan gained 11506 votes, according to Central Election Commission website. It should be noted that offices of Sasoun Mikaelyan and Aram Danielyan spoke about violations on the election day, each blaming the other for that. Police press service noted that investigation into the recorded two cases of violations is presently under way.  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 |  Latest 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. |
