Over 70 Armenians elected to local self-government bodies of Lebanon![]() May 10, 2010 - 21:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Editor-in-chief of Beirut-based Azdak paper Shahan Kandaharian said that over 70 Armenians have been elected to different posts in local self-government bodies of Lebanon as a result of elections in three cities of Lebanon. Such results could be achieved only through unification of the country’s Armenians, Kandaharian told a PanARMENIAN.Net According to Kandaharian, almost all successful candidates were from the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, while representatives of Hnchak social-democratic party and Ramkavar Azatakan party were elected heads of Beirut districts – one from each party. Besides, two Armenians have been elected as mayors. This is an exclusive phenomenon for the entire Diaspora. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |