Armenian opposition suffers new losses against the background of authorities' consolidationDecember 23, 2009 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the 2008 political developments in Armenia, authorities have adopted consolidation policy while the opposition has been quitting the struggle, according to political scientist Alexander Markarov.Armenian opposition suffers new losses against the background of authorities' consolidation, he told today a news conference in Yerevan. With regard to upcoming parliamentary and presidential election, he forecasted the possibility of opposition's repeating its mistakes. "So far, pro-opposition forces have formed coalition against rather than in favor of something," the expert noted. 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 |