 Tsarukyan bloc candidate pulls out of elections to support Armenia’s RPA March 31, 2017 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliamentary candidate from the Tsarukyan bloc Narine Arakelyan on Friday, March 31 withdrew from elections to support Aragats Akhoyan who represents the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. “Given the polarization among Tsarukyan bloc candidates in the province of Aragatsotn, I give up my duties,” Arakelyan said in a statement. “Together with my followers, I will support Akhoyan in appreciation for his dedication and the enormous work he has done in Armenia and abroad.” Elections to the National Assembly will be held on Sunday, with nine parties and blocs participating. Most of them have already concluded their campaigns.   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 |  Latest news Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations  Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations.Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region.Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |
