Vahram Mkrtchyan: coalition was idle till December 2010December 23, 2010 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling coalition was idle till December 2010, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Union said. According to Vahram Mkrtchyan, the authorities came to senses after the incident with former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan. Commenting on President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement during the anniversary meeting of the Republican Party of Armenia, Mkrtchyan said the presidential speech contained nothing new. “Similar statements were made in 2008 but nothing has changed since then. I hope that this time these were not mere words,” Mkrtchyan said. For his part, chairman of the youth wing of the Union, Hayk Konjoryan, noted that majority of students are against the amendments to the law on language recently adopted by the Armenian parliament. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |