ARF dissatisfied with Armenian government, but does not require its resignationMarch 23, 2010 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia' current socio-economic situation will be discussed at the upcoming conference of the Socialist International on March 25 and 26 in Yerevan, Armen Rustamyan , representative of the Supreme Body of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun told a news conference, jointly held with the vice-president of Socialist International Mary Titizian in Yerevan.According Rustmyan, anti-crisis program of the government has failed. "The government significantly deviated from the social prerogatives, reflected in the memorandum of the ruling coalition. The government currently faces the crisis of economic management, since more problems arise than we solve," he said. According to Mr. Rustamyan, Armenia' executive body is not specifying the size of the consumer basket to avoid from stating the unemployment level in the country. Answering a question whether ARF demands the resignation of the government, Rustamyan noted that "it is impossible to demand the resignation of the government, but a vote of no confidence can be declared. However, faction did not make such a decision". 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. |