 43 21.02.13 - "Heritage" party leader Raffi Hovannisian went from Freedom Square to the RA Presidential Residence                                                Raffi Hovannisian heading to presidential residence   February 21, 2013 - 14:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Former presidential candidate, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian was getting ready for a speech in Yerevan’s Liberty Square, when police officers told him to leave the area, declaring the rally unauthorized. In response, Raffi Hovannisian condemned the selective enforcement of law. The former candidate announced a decision to go to the president’s residence, citing the president’s spokesman’s statement expressing Serzh Sargsyan’s readiness to meet with him. Accompanied by supporters, Mr. Hovannisian further walked to the president’s residence, with police officers trying to ban him, citing the absence of the relevant permission and the large number of demonstrators. Heritage leader urged the demonstrators to divide into groups of 50 and commit no violations.  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 |  Topic Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
