Heritage member links recent resignations to Sargsyan-Kocharian relationsNovember 3, 2011 - 12:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party member linked recent resignations to relations between the former and current Presidents of Armenia, Robert Kocharian and Serzh Sargsyan. Larisa Alaverdyan also explained the issue by the recent tension between the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Prosperous Armenia party. She also voiced hope that these resignations will not be followed by a divorce. (former parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan’s son is married to Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s daughter). Alaverdyan favored Abrahamyan’s sociability and his good speaker’s capacities without relevant experience. She also praised Abrahamyan for improving discipline within National Assembly and MPs attendance. 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 | Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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”. |