Internal political tension to gain momentum in ArmeniaAugust 6, 2009 - 19:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Today, Armenian authorities and opposition are in a state of expectation. The main internal political development are due in autumn," Ruben Hakobyan, Head of Armenian Center for Analytical Studies told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.Internal political processes, he stressed, will mainly focus on NKR conflict settlement and Armenian-Turkish ties normalization. According to the speaker, those problems will become a breeding ground rather than a reason for political developments. Both authorities and opposition will speculate the two issues; as a result, internal political tension in the country will gain momentum, the speaker noted. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |