Authorities aim to prevent opposition candidate's nomination, paper saysMarch 17, 2012 - 10:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities do not intend to register candidacy of the Armenian National Congress supporter Khachatur Sukiasyan nominated by majority system in 10th constituency, thus preventing him from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, the Armenian Police Passport and Visa Department recognized as invalid Sukiasyan's documents stating he has been permanent resident and citizen of Armenia during the past five years. Chairman of the 10th electoral committee Samvel Yazryan told the paper on March 16 that they received a note from the police saying Sukiasyan’s documents were void. According to paper’s data, Sukiasyan is going to appeal against this decision in the court. If the issue with his documents is not settled, he will not be able to join the proportional list of the Armenian National Congress either. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |