Hovannisian may stop hunger strike if Catholicos requests him to do soMarch 29, 2011 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of Heritage parliamentary group Armen Martirosyan did not rule out the possibility of Raffi Hovannisian’s stopping his hunger strike in case the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II requests him to do so. As Martirosyan noted, the health state of Heritage leader is currently satisfactory and Hovannisian is regularly examined by doctors. The representative of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Manvel Badeyan called on Hovannisian to stop the hunger strike and return to the parliament. He characterized the strike as a political action, urging to refrain from searching for ulterior motifs or giving insulting comments. During the extraordinary congress of Heritage on March 15, Raffi Hovannisian urged Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to resign and thus to ensure fair and independent elections in the country. He also announced the start of “Hungry for Change: Freedom and Justice in Armenia” hunger strike and promised to coordinate his future steps with the party members. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |