Raffi Hovannisian: Armenian cities will rise for their victoryFebruary 22, 2013 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader revealed the details of his meeting with incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan. As Raffi Hovannisian stated during a February 22 rally at Liberty Square, Sargsyan has been offered 3 options: accept the people’s victory, hold new polls or elect a new parliament. All of the suggestions were declined. Hovannisian gave the following reply, “If you’re not ready and don’t have the strength or ability to accept the people’s victory, being with people is the only thing I can do. The soldiers have to protect the border, but if they’re ordered to stand in our way, the commander, the policeman that would execute this illegal order will have to answer to people. We’ll continue the struggle and we’ll be persistent in our efforts.” As Hovhannisian further noted other Armenian people will also join the struggle. “Tomorrow we’ll travel to Ashtarak, Vanadzor, Gyumri. We’ll return to Yerevan on Sunday and gather here. I suggest Yerevan Mayor sanction the rally at Liberty Square, because here is where Armenian people will gather to stand up for their rights,” he said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | 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. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |