  Expert skeptical over ex-president Kocharian’s comeback December 12, 2012 - 21:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Armen Badalyan has expressed skepticism over the comeback of former Armenian president Robert Kocharian. “Don’t think that geopolitical centers will stake on Kocharian’s comeback ahead of the presidential polls,” the expert told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, deeming the ex-leader’s return logical on Dec 25-Jan 4, during the candidates’ registration. He further noted that Kocharian has no backing even in terms of organizational issues unless Prosperous Armenia resolves to endorse him.   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 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. |
