ANC leader quits election campaign in Meghri over health problemsApril 27, 2012 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc member Levon Ter-Petrossian was unable to continue ANC election campaign in Armenian city of Meghri due to health problems. “Doctors advised Ter-Petrossian to abstain from further participation in the campaign due to problems with blood pressure fluctuation,” ANC spokesman Arman Musinyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. However, he refrained from answering the question regarding Ter-Petrossian’s possible non-participation in the rest of ANC election campaign It is noteworthy that ANC leader was unable to head ANC’s procession to Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex on April 24. Parliamentary elections, due in Armenia on May 6, feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC). Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |