Pashinyan believes comparison between his authority and that of ANC leader an overstatementJune 2, 2011 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of Armenian National Congress (ANC), Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan believes comparison between his authority and that of ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian to be an overstatement. “I'm glad to be assessed so highly; it’s an honour for a politician to have one's authority compared to that of Ter- Petrossian,” he told a news conference in Yerevan. Commenting on possible change of generations in ANC, Pashinyan noted, “there's no need in change of generations, as representatives of all generations in Congress work harmoniously enough. I don't see this happening in near future,” he stressed. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |