Oppositionist: ANC considers national interests in struggle against authorities September 28, 2011 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc could have caused a change of power, were it not for national interest and Nagorno Karabakh issue, preventing the Congress from drastic actions, said the leader of Democratic Motherland opposition party. “However, regular elections may lead the country to a standstill,” Petros Makeyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “ANC will continue urging its supporters to take to the streets to voice their protest. The Congress hopes to recruit so many people that the thought of shooting into the crowd wouldn’t cross the authorities’ mind,” he stressed. As the member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Mkrtich Minastyan noted in return, “Armenian authorities will never risk a civil war.” On September 23, ANC urged those present at Yerevan-hosted opposition rally to prepare for civil disobedience march. As ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian announced, more frequent rallies are to follow, with ANC posing new demands to authorities. 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 | 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. |