Electoral campaign in Yerevan - just like an oriental marketJune 4, 2009 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The entire electoral campaign is a pogrom of Armenian civilization and democracy, i.e. 'oriental market' so to say," Hakobyan said, accusing "Prosperous Armenia" and Republican of organizing such pogrom. Marxist leader also commented upon the meeting conducted by President Serzh Sargsyan after elections."The President missed the proper moment for granting prisoners amnesty, anyway amnesty is historically important in terms of balancing forces. The President will not gain any dividends by declaring amnesty now because he should have done that upon inauguration to his post." 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |