Public figure: Armenian President came to terms with RussiaDecember 18, 2012 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh Committee member commented on Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s refusal to run for president and back any of the presidential candidates “Armenian President Serzh Sargsayn succeeded in coming to terms with Russia,” Ashot Manucharyan told a press conference today, Dec 18. “Majority of Prosperous Armenia voters stood ready to struggle for real changes. They will probably support either the incumbent president or Heritage party leader now. Time will show,” he said. Mr. Manucharyan further ruled out the nomination of a common opposition candidate due to the split within the nation. 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 | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |