RPA: calls for snap elections aimed to frustrate dialogueJune 9, 2011 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Calls for snap elections are aimed to frustrate the dialogue between the authorities and opposition, according to a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. “The dialogue should focus on improvement of living conditions of the population, democratization issues and formation of a betters pyramid of power,” Manvel Badeyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The dialogue with the Armenian National Congress (ANC) is realization of the public demand for consolidation,” he emphasized. For his part, former presidential hopeful Arman Melikyan said that he doesn’t see reasons for not discussing all urgent issue with the Congress. “A real political dialogue seems a vague perspective while the exchange of views in going on in media and Liberty Square,” he said, adding that the authorities initiated the dialogue as a result of public pressure. 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 | 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. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |