Paper: ANC leader didn’t voice plans for presidency at Sept 21 rallySeptember 22, 2012 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, Armenia’s first president Levon Ter-Petrossian participated yesterday, Sept. 21 in Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc’s holiday rally. Ter-Petrossian, however, refrained from divulging any information regarding his plans to run for president. With the date of ANC rally scheduled for September still unknown, Congress member Lyudmila Sargsyan earlier noted that the event will probably be shifted to October. Meanwhile, ANC spokesman Arman Musinyan said the rally date still remains unknown, with the bloc leader Levon Ter-Petrossian not announced final decision yet. 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. |