Yerevan hosting 1st ANC rally after parliamentary polls May 8, 2012 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan is hosting the first rally of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc after May 6 parliamentary elections. As ANC representative, Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan stressed at the rally, the bloc will continue struggle “for a free and happy Armenia.” The oppositionist further hailed those voters who cast their ballots for ANC, calling supporters of ruling authorities “prisoners of Sargsyan’s Auschwitz.” “We have an obligation to set our people free and we’re here to do it,” Pashinyan concluded. 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 | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |