Heritage party leader calls for ‘preventing particracy’ in ArmeniaJuly 1, 2017 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Particracy is threatening Armenia in 2018, Heritage party founding leader Raffi Hovannisian told reporters on Friday, June 30. “To prevent the danger,” Hovannisian proposes that the opposition should join forces, while president Serzh Sargsyan, according to him, should leave. “He musn’t be the new prime minister or the secretary general of the security system,” RFE/RL Armenian Service cited the Heritage chief as saying. Hovannisian said their plans for a velvet regime change will remain in force even if Karen Karapetyan retains his post as prime minister. Earlier, Heritage said it is bracing for extraordinary “velvet regime change" due to a lack of nationwide elections in the coming five years. The Heritage party has no final agreement with other opposition parties, but is “considering establishing a wide front with a number of forces and individuals,” he added. Also Friday, Hovannisian said he is ready to discuss the future of Armenia with Serzh Sargsyan as the leader of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). 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. |