Armenian National Congress resumes Friday protestsJanuary 18, 2013 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc resumed protests on Jan 18 outside the Prosecutor General's Office, urging for release of ANC activist Tigran Arakelyan. “We are staging our first protest of 2013 today. We continue struggle for freedom and justice. We have also sent letters to embassies, urging them against turning a blind eye to the violations recorded,” ANC activist Areg Gevorgyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. ANC parliamentary group leader Levon Zurabyan further briefed the protesters on Dec 17 meeting with PACE delegation, during which the current situation was discussed. “The incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan and his predecessor Robert Kocharian spared no effort to rule out the chance of government shift through intimidating the people and factories financing the opposition. Serzh Sargsyan destroyed the electoral system,” the MP said, pledging to continue the struggle for the release of ANC activists. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |