Stepan Safaryan: RPA to be main political force in ArmeniaNovember 30, 2009 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 12th congress of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was unprecedented, according to RPA member Karen Avagyan. "It turned a new page in Armenia's political life," he told a news conference in Yerevan. Heritage parliamentary group leader Stepan Safaryan said for his part that RPA's 12th congress suggested authorities' intention to put the focus on Republican Party only. "This is the way Serzh Sargsyan tries to block formation of a different political force," he noted, voicing his doubts over the opposition's showing a united front, like the Armenian authorities did. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |