Presidential nominee to meet Armenia leader by Feb 18February 14, 2018 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armen Sarkissian, who was nominated for the Armenian president’s post by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, will meet incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan by February 18, Sarkissian himself said in Wednesday, February 14. Also Wednesday, Sarkissian met the leader of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan, Aysor.am reports. The names of all the presidential candidates will be unveiled between February 19 and 28. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |