ANC leader, UK envoy discuss Armenian domestic policyNovember 19, 2012 - 21:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader Levon Ter-Petrossian met today, November 19 with UK ambassador to Armenia Katherine Jane Leach. Armenia’s domestic policy, particularly the upcoming presidential elections were in the focus of the meeting. ANC leader briefed Ambassador Leach on Armenia’s development prospects, Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and perspectives of normalization of ties with Turkey. ANC representatives Levon Zurabyan and Avetis Avagyan attended the meeting. 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 | 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. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |