Armenia’s ARFD not discussing leaving coalition with ruling RPA (video) July 20, 2017 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of leaving the coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia is off Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutyun's agenda, minister of territorial administration and development Davit Lokyan told reporters on Thursday, July 20, Aysor.am reports. The ruling Republicans and the ARFD on May 11 signed a memorandum on establishing a political coalition. The agreement, signed at the presidential palace in downtown Yerevan, will remain in force until the expiration of the powers of the 6th Convocation National Assembly. A joint session of the ARFD Bureau and the Supreme Body was held on Monday, on the sidelines of which a declaration commending the quality of the government’s work was adopted. Commenting on speculations suggesting Dashnaktsutyun’s withdrawal from the coalition, Lokyan said “not a single word concerning the issue was uttered during the session.” According to him, ARFD members discussed the process of their involvement in the coalition, the government’s work, priorities and reforms. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |