ARFD member urges parliamentary candidates to prevent another “March 1”April 30, 2012 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator of ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s election campaign Aghvan Vardanyan called on all key actors of the election race to adhere to civilized competition rules. “This is not our final clash; we all are citizens of our country, and we have to follow the rules of a civilized competition. The elections will be over, and we'll further live side by side,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. According to Vardanyan, events of 2008 must never occur again; domestic upheavals and huge external pressure on Armenia must be prevented. Dashnaktsutyun will do its best to prevent this from happening again, he emphasized. Parliamentary elections are due in Armenia on May 6 featuring 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 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. 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. |