 RPA rep: activists’ step won’t affect Armenia’s image  February 19, 2013 - 19:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), deputy head of Serzh Sargsayn central election headquarters Davit Harutyunyan refused to comment on young Armenian activists’ attempts aimed at foiling the European observers’ press conference. He only noted that the move will hardly affect Armenia’s image. Meanwhile, former ambassador of Germany in Armenia Hans Johan Schmidt also slammed the step, saying that the observers’ assessments might have been criticized. European observers called a press conference in Yerevan earlier on Feb 19, with preliminary assessments of Feb 18 presidential elections to be presented. While the participants were going to present the data, young activists Vahagn Minasyan, Karen Harutyunyan and Lena Nazaryan entered the hall. Lena Nazaryan slammed the observers’ statements, saying they legitimize the rigged polls. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence. |
