  RPA: Egyptian uprising doesn’t threaten Armenia March 19, 2011 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia experiences plenty of problems, however the Egyptian uprising doesn’t threaten the country, according to member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). Responding to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question during a news conference in Yerevan, Mkrtich Minasyan said: “The situation in Armenia is far from being critical as it was in Egypt or Tunisia.” “The government has already developed programs to be implemented to resolve the problems,” he said.   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 |  Latest news 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.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
