Levon Zurabyan: launch of dialogue with authorities proves velvet revolution policy effective May 31, 2011 - 20:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A dialogue with the authorities wasn’t possible while they “held our friends hostage”, Armenian National Congress (ANC) coordinator stated. As Levon Zurabyan noted at ANC rally, the authorities aimed to use the political prisoners to force ANC into giving up their demands. “We’ll never agree to turn our freedom and a chance for forming the authorities through elections into a gamble. We’re ready to struggle for the establishment of constitutional order in the country,” Zurabyan stressed. As he remarked, the launch of a dialogue in the country proves the effectiveness of velvet revolution policy. The leader of the Republic Party Aram Sargsyan, in turn, stressed that the change of situation in the country was made possible through the efforts of the people and ANC leader. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |