  ANC accuses RPA member of assaulting Nikol Pashinyan's staff activistsDecember 28, 2009 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - December 27 assault on Nikol Pashinyan's staff activists was an attempt to hamper the parliamentary candidate's electoral campaign, Armenian National Congress (ANC) coordinator Levon Zurabyan said. As he told the joint news conference with ANC central office representative Vladimir Karapetyan and Nikol Pashinyan's electoral staff head David Matevosyan, Armenian authorities support National Unity party's parliamentary candidate Ara Simonyan, running from the same constituency as Pashinyan. "According to verified information we have, the attack was organized by the order of Republican Party member Ruben Sadoyan," Zurabyan stressed, adding that 6 activists were injured, with ANC Central Office representative Vladimir Karapetyan among them.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
