  Presidential hopeful Aram Harutyunyan to withdraw candidacy January 22, 2013 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Conciliation Party leader has deemed further struggle for the president’s post unfounded. “The upcoming elections can’t be legitimate, while those ready to continue the struggle legitimize the authorities,” Aram Harutyunyan told a press conference today, Jan 22. He further briefed on his two programs, with the first one demanding that all of the presidential hopefuls should discontinue the struggle, leaving Serzh Sargsyan as the sole candidate. “The second program urges incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan to withdraw candidacy and go into retirement,” he said, announcing a decision to leave the race on Feb 8 and go on hunger strike.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
