Armenian opposition urges rally participants to avoid clashes with policeMarch 1, 2011 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The coordinator of Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan urged supporters of the opposition and rally participants to avoid provocation and stay away from clashes with police officers, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the ground. As ANC coordinator said, opposition supporters agreed with police officers on preservation of public order nearby Matenadaran, as well as Koryun-Mashtots street section. At the moment, ANC rally is going on in front of Matenadaran, the museum of ancient manuscripts. Additional police forces were stationed at the rally site. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |