Expert: candidate Hayrikyan’s shooting political provocation![]() February 1, 2013 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of Political Science Association of Armenia Hayk Kotanjian commented on the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan. “The Association assesses the occurred as a political provocation. We urge all the political forces to join efforts to secure fair, democratic and legitimate presidential vote. The association wishes candidate Hayrikyan speedy recovery and comeback to the presidential campaign,” Mr Kotanjian said. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |