National Accord party leader wasn’t allowed to make statement at ANC rallyApril 12, 2011 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian opposition needs to unify, National Accord party leader Aram Harutyunyan stated.According to him, the unified opposition has a chance of gaining more electoral votes than separate opposition parties. At the same time, coalition parties will have more votes at the elections when presented as separate entities, rather than a union, Harutyunyan said. As he noted, since 2008, ANC has been aspiring for a monopoly at the opposition filed. However, he said, the situation has changed after Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian’s hunger strike. “ANC has drastically lowered its demands with the authorities, currently asking for concessions, rather than demanding.” The National Accord leader expressed his wish to be presented at the elections a part of a unified opposition entity. At present, Harutyunyan is negotiating the possibility with other parties, with the exception of ANC. At February 18 ANC rally Harutyunyan was not allowed to deliver a statement. 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. |