  ANC to enter parliament race as 18-party election bloc  January 30, 2012 - 15:30 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - After heated discussions, Armenian National Congress (ANC) resolved to enter the oncoming parliament race as an 18-party electoral bloc, according to ANC coordinator. As Levon Zurabyan told a news conference in Yerevan, resignation of current leader Serzh Sargsyan and snap presidential elections are still a key priority on ANC agenda, with parliamentary race as the main tool to achieve the end. According to Zurabyan, issues related to ANC electoral list are yet to be discussed. Also, the Congress coordinator denied rumors of the internal struggle for positions in the list and inter-party conflicts.  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. |
