Lernik Alexanyan: Levon Ter-Petrossian’s speech –a return to rootsJuly 28, 2010 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recent conventions of Heritage and Armenian National Movement (ANM) prove both parties are preparing themselves for elections, with inter-party organizational tasks being fulfilled at the moment, RPA parliamentary group member Lernik Alexanyan stated. Commenting on the first RA president Levon Ter-Petrossian’s speech at 16th ANM congress, Lernik Alexanyan characterized it as a return to roots. “In Karabakh conflict settlement issue, Levon Ter-Petrossian returned to the position expressed in 1997’s War or Peace article,” Alexanyan noted, adding that many forces in ANC would disagree with that position. Dwelling on future RPA activities, Alexanyan stated that the party has enough resources to receive the majority of voices at the elections. “However, our priority is collaboration with other parliamentary forces, adhering to positions similar to ours,” RPA parliamentary group member concluded. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. 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. |