 Raffi Hovannisian: EPP President indulges in illusions March 15, 2013 - 21:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian has urged the president of European People's Party (EPP) Wilfried Martens and U.S. President Barack Obama against preaching democracy to Armenian people. “Martens distorted the European values by issuing a congratulatory address on Armenian presidential elections. I don’t indulge in illusions. Martens does,” Raffi Hovannisian said, adding that Heritage will review its EPP membership in the future. Heritage leader voiced confidence for the party to leave EPP, if the latter shares Martens’s position on Armenian presidential vote.   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. |
