POLITICAL MOVEMENTS ACTIVATE ON THRESHOLD OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN NKRJanuary 12, 2005 - 21:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several political parties are being formed on the threshold of the parliamentary elections to be held in Nagorno Karabakh in June. The constituent assembly of "Our Home Armenia" party is to take place one of these days. Chairman of the initiative group of the party, Karabakh parliament deputy Ararat Petrosian said that the idea of reunion of Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia will become the platform for the party. Already existing parties also demonstrate activity. For instance, the Artsakh branch of ARF Dashnaktsutyun strictly criticized the recent reappointments in the Karabakh government. Many politicians hold the opinion that Dashnaktsutyun will hence be in opposition to the incumbent leadership of NKR. To remind, in October 2004, the nominee supported by Dashnaks won a victory over the pro-governmental candidate during the elections of the Mayor of Stepanakert. At the same time, Dashnaktsutyun members are occupying several posts in the NKR government, specifically in the Security Council. 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. |