ARFD concerned over possible authorities-ANC ‘political gambling’ May 13, 2011 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ARF Dashnaktsutyun is concerned that the Armenian-Turkish normalization might become a subject of political gambling between the authorities and the Armenian National Congress (ANC). “It won’t be a great problem if the ANC gets seats in the parliament but we are deeply concerned that talks will include other issues, specifically, the Armenian-Turkish relations,” ARFD parliamentary group secretary Artyusha Shahbazyan told a briefing in the National Assembly. Shahbazyan did not rule out that the dialogue between the authorities and opposition was initiated by third forces. Asked whether the ARFD would support return of Armenia’s second President, he said that the party used to support Robert Kocharian’s program. “Whether to return to bog politics or not is up to Kocharian himself,” Shahbazyan said. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |