Ter-Petrossian to personally draw up ANC parliamentary candidates list March 1, 2012 - 20:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc leader will personally draw up the list of candidates for oncoming parliamentary elections. At March 1 rally, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian stressed the key importance of parliamentary elections. “Parliamentary race must be viewed as the first step on the way to victory at presidential elections. The parliamentary race win will give us an advantage at presidential elections,” he stressed. Parliamentary elections in Armenia are due May 6, 2012. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |