  No political force can affect Russia’s influence in Armenia – expertSeptember 27, 2011 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s influence in Armenia will remain unchanged, even if the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rose to power, a political analyst at European Integration NGO believes. As Manvel Ghumashyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “I don’t see how any political force could change Russia’s influence when coming to power.” The expert further listed Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), ANC and Prosperous Armenia party as possible winning candidates at oncoming parliamentary elections.   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 |  Latest 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. |
