  ANC took Hovannisian’s hunger strike as blow on its positions April 7, 2011 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Council (ANC) has taken Raffi Hovannisian’s hunger strike as a blow on its positions, according to director of the director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS). As Manvel Sargsyan told a press conference on April 7, “Heritage party leader’s initiative proved other methods of political struggle to be existing in Armenia.” He also noted that ANC statements acquired a new coloring.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
