Paper: no opposition force can win presidency, NKR ex-FM saysNovember 1, 2012 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Foreign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh commented on a possibility of a presidential win for an opposition candidate in a conversation with an Aravot reporter, the daily said. “I believe, there’s no opposition party in Armenia capable of winning presidential polls on its own, even in case no electoral fraud occurs. Also, there’s no one who could be nominated as a common candidate to represent all opposition parties,” Arman Melikyan said. “However, that doesn’t mean that everything is already predetermined with Serzh Sargsyan to retain presidency for 5 more years,” Melikyan said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |