RPA believes ANC attacks on Heritage and its leader Raffi Hovannisian unfairApril 9, 2011 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Through criticizing Heritage, Armenian National Congress (ANC) is attempting to create a more favorable atmosphere for its participation in the oncoming elections, according to a member of a ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). As Hakob Hakobyan noted, on the eve of 2012 parliamentary elections, every party is attempting to create more favorable conditions for itself. RPA parliamentary group member, Tachat Vardapetyan believes ANC attacks on Heritage and its leader Raffi Hovannisian unfair. Recently, increased tension has been observed in relations between ANC and Heritage. ANC blames Heritage for acting as an opposition to the Congress, rather than the authorities, while the Heritage accuses ANC of an attempt to monopolize oppositional field and avoid equal cooperation with other oppositional forces. 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 | 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. |