Armenian opposition: authorities will decline in near futureMarch 21, 2008 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Formally lifting the emergency rule, the authorities apply the strategy of its perpetuation, Levon Ter-Petrosyan's team-mate Levon Zurabyan told a news conference on March 21. "The authorities hastily took measures to deprive the population of any possibility to protest. They used the state of emergency as a tool of pressure on the Constitutional Court. That is why members of our movement do not accept the CC decision," he said. "Representatives of the ex-President's movement are ready for dialogue. But is dialogue possible when one of the sides reaches out one hand and tries to beat with the other. Many of our team-mates have been arrested; prisons have been filled with people persecuted for their political views. Holding talks when our compatriots are kept in custody would be treason," he said. When commenting on further plans, Zurabyan said that opposition will try to avoid tensions and bloodshed. "We will not hold unauthorized protest actions," he said. "Armenia is awakening. The nation will never accept the despotic regime of the incumbent authorities which are doomed to decline soon," he said, IA Regnum reports. 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 | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |