OY not going to boycott parliament workMay 16, 2007 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Orinats Yerkir party intends to join the opposition rally May 18, Artur Baghdassaryan told a news conference in Yerevan today. "We will urge the attendees to appeal to the Constitutional Court for re-counting of votes and will represent all violations fixed by our observers during the election campaign and the election day," Baghdassaryan said adding his party is not going to join the radical opposition "against anyone." Our target is to restore legitimacy in the republic by constitutional means," he said.Baghdassaryan also said the OY will not boycott the work of the parliament. "Boycott is not the best way of activity. We will efficiently participate in the work of legislative body," he said. The OY gained 7,04% of votes (some 100 thousand). Artur Baghdassaryan was the Speaker of the 3rd convocation parliament and then resigned. The OY served on the coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia and ARF Dashnaktsutyun. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |