  Candidate Ghukasyan to end hunger strike  February 19, 2013 - 13:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A candidate in Armenia's presidential election Andrias Ghukasyan will end hunger strike today, February 19, 4 pm local time, the head of Ghukasyan's HQ said. As Armen Grigoryan told PanARMENIAN.Net the candidate's condition was assessed as stable. Upon completion of the strike, Ghukasyan is planning to join the civil movement. Andrias Ghukasyan went on hunger strike on January 21, demanding for the candidate of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan to be disallowed from running for president. According to data announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC), at February 18 polls received 8 328 (0,57%) votes.   Top stories 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 |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
