Expert hails ANC leader’s decision to forsake politicsDecember 28, 2012 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political expert Levon Shirinyan has described the decisions of Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress (ANC) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun on presidential elections as a retreat. “Prosperous Armenia foiled the chance of creating a bipartisan system, bringing about collapse of the opposition,” the expert said, hailing ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian’s decision to forsake politics. Dwelling on the plans of Heritage leader Raffi Hovannissian and former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan to join the presidential race, he stressed the need for development of Western approach in Armenia’s political life. “Prosperous Armenia party’s votes are likely to be divided between the candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), President Serzh Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannissian,” the expert said, voicing hope for ex-minister of NKR Arman Melikyan to convey new spirit to the polls. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |