Armenian opposition continues protests against ex-president becoming new PMApril 23, 2018 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - April 23 is the 11th day of the Armenian opposition holding mass protests against the ex-president Serzh Sargsyan becoming the new Prime Minster of the country. Since early morning the protesters started peaceful demonstrations in different districts of Yerevan and in the center of the city. Earlier negotiations between Sargsyan and Pashinyan which barely lasted for 5 minutes took place. Armenian PM refused to continue the meeting with the opposition leader who demanded to talk only about his resignation. After the meeting the protesters moved towards one of the districts of Yerevan where the police attacked the crowd and arrested Pashinyan and 2 other MPs. The demonstrations in Yerevan are being held since April 13. On April 17, the Armenian parliament where the leading party has a majority, elected SerzhSargsyan for the role of the new PM. Sargsyan was the president of the country for 10 years. In 2015 Armenia had a constitutional referendum as a result of which the form of government has changed from semi-presidential to parliamentary. 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. |