  Expert hopes for Armenian ex-leaders to enter presidential race October 3, 2012 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political expert Levon Shirinyan hopes former Armenian leaders will enter the upcoming presidential race to boost political competitiveness in the country. At a news conference in Yerevan, the expert slammed Armenia’s opposition as unorganized, “lacking in a leading figure who could meet the competition.” According to Shirinyan, Armenia would greatly benefit from the recurrence of the Georgian scenario, where Bidzina Ivanishvili, a millionaire opposition candidate entered the political struggle.   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 |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
