Armenia gave “false start” to election campaignApril 28, 2011 - 12:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The change of the policy of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) are meant to attracts more supporters, according to director of the Yerevan-based Caucasus Institute. “The ANC can anytime reverse to its previous hard line if the new strategy fails,” Alexander Iskandaryan told a press conference on April 28. As he noted, Armenia gave a “false start” to election campaign. “There will be one or two ANC rallies before a summer gap. The political struggle will intensify in autumn,” Iskandaryan said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |