Businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan to run for parliament by majority system - paperFebruary 17, 2012 - 09:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan told Zhoghovurd paper she is determined to propose her candidacy in one of 41 Armenian constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary elections. “Yes, I will propose my candidacy. I will soon come up with a statement and say where exactly I’m nominated. I will also join one of the parties, I will inform about it at a press conference, not now. I will run for the parliament by the majority system. I want you to get me right, I will not run by the proportional system to show that one can be elected without giving money,” Hambardzumyan said. According to the paper’s sources, the businesswoman will join the Republican Party of Armenia. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |