  Authorities were opposed to Kocharian’s return - oppositionist  September 28, 2011 - 14:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc succeeded in preventing the 2nd Armenian President Robert Kocharian from gaining Prime Minister’s seat, according to the leader of Democratic Motherland opposition party. As Petros Makeyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “despite Kocharian’s reluctance to become “the youngest pensioner in Armenia”, current President Serzh Sargsyan and ANC shared unwillingness to see the return of the ex-President. “The authorities were opposed to Kocharian’s return, so as not to “serve two masters”.” Commenting on Russian PM Vladimir Putin’s decision to run for president and his possible support for Kocharian’s candidacy at the oncoming election, Makeyan noted that the present-day Russia is likely to consider the moods of Armenian people, who’re clearly against Kocharian’s return.  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 Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
