  Raffi Hovannisian announces decision to run for president  September 20, 2012 - 13:16 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party leader Raffi Hovannisian announced decision to enter presidential race. “Armenia must finally have a president who’s devoted to his nation and people. I’ll do my best to bring Armenian people to the victory they’re entitled to,” he stressed. Hovhannisian’s presidential campaign will last through the next 100 days, with the Heritage leader to dedicate that time to becoming a persuasive civil candidate. “Regardless of the person to win the presidential race, the elected leader must have only 1 presidential term to provide Armenia’s transfer from the presidential to a parliamentary form of government,” he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
