RPA expects Armenia’s political forces to clarify their stanceNovember 6, 2012 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) hopes for political forces to specify their positions on the threshold of presidential elections, RPA parliamentary group secretary said. “RPA has clearly stated its position for oncoming presidential race, declaring current leader Serzh Sargsyan as its candidate,” Hovhannes Sahakyan told a news conference. As Sahakyan further noted, the opposition doesn’t have a common candidate, with even Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc failing to nominate one. “Heritage leader Raffi Hovannisian has declared his entering presidential race, proving the idea of a common opposition candidate to be infeasible,” Sahakyan said. “Prosperous Armenia, as a separate force, determines its own policy line,” he said, urging for the opposition to voice its position. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |