Heritage boycotts meeting of public oversight headquartersApril 18, 2012 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parties running for parliamentary elections proposed their permanent representatives in the single public oversight headquarters at the 3rd headquarters meeting at the Political Analysts Union. The opposition Armenian National Congress proposed Stepan Minasyan, Prosperous Armenia offered Vahe Enfiajyan, while ARF Dashnaktsutyun will be represented by Hamlet Abrahamyan, to be replaced by Spartak Seyranyan in Abrahamyan’s absence. Heritage party did not participate in April 18 meeting because its earlier proposal to the headquarters failed to be approved. Heritage suggested that a document providing a comprehensive insight into the headquarters’ key functions be signed by top leadership of each party. ANC and Prosperous Armenia refused the offer, and Heritage decided to boycott the headquarters’ work. Head of Political Analysts Union Hmayak Hovhannisyan said Heritage is still included in the single headquarters, with party’s deputy chairman Ruben Hakobyan signing the agreement. “We respect their signature and do not consider them to be ill-willed. We’ll wait for them to propose a representative,” he said. ANC representative Levon Zurabyan stated that Heritage may join the headquarters’ activities any time they wish. Dashnaktsutyun’s member Armen Rustamyan emphasized that this format is open to all political forces, and anyone willing to join may not hesitate to do it. Prosperous Armenia’s Vartan Oskanian said he also supported participation of Heritage, as well as other political forces. Further meetings of the headquarters will be held on a weekly basis. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |