Social sector to be included in Heritage list during city council pollsMarch 18, 2013 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party’s attempts to form a bigger alliance ahead of Yerevan City Council polls failed, party leader said. Raffi Hovannisian, who went on hunger strike on March 10, said both politicians and representatives of the social sector will be included in the party’s list. “Different parties pursue different goals. The forces refusing to run in the elections before have now reconsidered their decision,” Mr Hovannisian said. Dwelling on the signature campaign launched in Yerevan’s Liberty Square, he said already 10 thous. people joined the initiative. Heritage leader further noted the campaign as a civil initiative to dismiss the linkage between the rigged elections and the public vote. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |