Snap elections unmotivated, OY member saysJune 1, 2011 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of Orinats Yerkir (OY) parliamentary group Hovhannes Margaryan does not see reasons for extraordinary elections in Armenia. “There is little time left till the ordinary elections and snap parliamentary or presidential election is unmotivated,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. Margaryan hailed the dialogue between the authorities and opposition, adding that suppositions on “other political parties’ jealousy” are ungrounded. Asked to comment on OY chances to gain seats in the next parliament, he said the party “always enjoyed popular support.” For her part, Heritage MP Larisa Alaverdyan condemned the Armenian National Congress’s attempts to pose as the only opposition force in the country. 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 | 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. |