ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LOST FOR LACK OF FOREIGN SUPPORTDecember 1, 2004 - 20:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "There was a period during Karabakh war (1991-92) when our soldiers fought against the Russian army and the European states supported us", Aram Z. Sargsian, leader of Republic opposition party, brother of Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sagrsian killed in 1999 stated. In his interview with Aravot newspaper he expressed his opinion on the reasons of failure of the Armenian opposition against the background of the Georgian and Ukrainian oppositionists. According to him, the decisive factor for the successful change of power is the support rendered from "outside". "Before coming to power the former Georgian opposition possessed serious funds, Ukrainian opposition is not poor either, while we can count on our strength only", he stated. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |