ARFD ready to cooperate with RA political forces on Armenian-Turkish relationsSeptember 8, 2009 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun is ready to cooperate with other political forces on the Armenian-Turkish relations. "We will collaborate with the forces which do not suit their own ends," he said. "I am positive about the position of Heritage party on the issue but there is no agreement on cooperation yet." Mr. Markarian refrained from commenting on Heritage leader Raffi Hovannisian's renouncement of his mandate. As to ARFD position, he said parliament is the arena where the party can present its views and approaches to different problems. 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 | 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. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |