Second Armenian President to run in snap parliamentary electionsAugust 31, 2018 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Second Armenian President Robert Kocharian intends to participate in snap parliamentary elections, Kocharyan himself revealed in an interview with Sputnik Armenia. "I announced my return to politics, and, accordingly, will participate in elections. While there is still a lot of time, the situation is developing very rapidly," the ex-President said. "It's best to leave the issue of the format open for now and focus on organizational issues, identify the goals, work on mobilizing those who I trust. "I think the citizens of Armenia need tangible, practical results. I will strive for this, this is my principle." According to him, he is considering the possibility of becoming one of the "opposition poles" of Armenia. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |