Armenia's first President called on his supporters to stop hunger strikeApril 11, 2008 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan called on his supporters to stop hunger strike, take care of their health and demonstrate resoluteness and iron will for further struggle, Ter-Petrosyan's headquarters reported. "On April 9, one leader of the ruling regime replaced the other. The shift was exercised by means of mass violations and violence against peaceful demonstrators. Western countries did not go beyond severe but empty and irresponsible statements, which actually served the purpose of the authorities," Ter-Petrosyan said. "The European structures applied double standards and instead of supporting the Armenian people, who struggled for democracy and freedom, took the side of the illegal power." "To weaken Armenia's positions in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process, western powers prefer weak and vulnerable dictatorship rather than a power that enjoys confidence of the nation," Ter-Petrosyan said. 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. |