Armenia President talks political situation with PM, NA SpeakerOctober 10, 2018 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Tuesday, October 9 held separate meetings with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan to discuss the current political situation in the country. When on a working visit in the United States, Sarkissian had promised to hold consultations with the government and the parliament as soon as he returned to the country. At the meetings in Yerevan on Tuesday, the President hailed the negotiation processes of previous days. According to him, dialogue is the only way of overcoming challenges. Pashinyan has proposed holding snap elections by December 2018, the former ruling Republican Party, however, opposes the idea and suggests pushing the date back to May 2019. In a statement published on Tuesday, the Republicans said they are not planning to nominate their own candidate for the post of the Prime Minister in the upcoming elections. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |