Expectations for sizzling political autumn in Armenia failed - MPOctober 17, 2011 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expectations of some forces to have a sizzling political season in Armenia have failed to some extent, according to independent member of parliament Vardan Khachatryan. “The autumn for Armenia will be latent but tense,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. For his part, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Hovhannes Sahakyan, noted that Armenian political life has taken its natural course. “Even the opposition Armenian National Congress has admitted the idea of regular elections,” he said. At September 30 rally, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian announced 7-day-long round-the-clock protest actions with supporters putting up tents at Liberty Square. On October 8, the Congress terminated non-stop rallies, announcing immediate resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan as the main point of the resolution adopted. Next ANC rally is scheduled for October 28, with the Congress to decide on their further steps. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |