Baghdassaryan not going to join Ter-PetrosyanFebruary 26, 2008 - 20:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian presidential hopeful, Orinats Yerkir party leader Artur Baghdassaryan has no intention to join ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan."We do not hold talks on unification but we need to establish a political dialogue to find a way out of the situation," he told a news conference in Yerevan. "We have already condemned the measures the authorities take. However, we can't accept the conduct of Ter-Petrosyan who announced himself winner of the presidential election," he said, adding that talks may be held on the possibility of a re-election or other ways to overcome the crisis. "Both power and opposition have taken extreme positions while my voters expect assessments and decisions. I can't issue a recipe but I can sober down the public," the OY leader said. Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan won the presidential election with 52,82 per cent of votes. He was followed by ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan (21,5 per cent) and Artur Baghdassaryan (17,7 per cent). Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |