  Armenia’s Cossacks to back incumbent president January 19, 2013 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Armenian-Cossack Union of Friendship and Cooperation announced a decision on Jan 19 to back the current leader Serzh Sargsyan at the upcoming presidential elections. “The Union resolved to endorse the incumbent president, considering the need for an experienced leader for withdrawing the current challenges,” Cossack Lieutenant General Sargis Aghabekyan told a press conference, noting Armenia’s chance for peaceful development as an economic growth guarantee. He further voiced readiness to ensure protection of Armenian’s borders, urging the Union members to have active involvement in the upcoming polls.   Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12.Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |
