Heritage leader says party will retain seats in parliamentSeptember 17, 2011 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader is confident that the party retain its positions in the new parliament, winning even more seats than before. As Raffi Hovannisian told a news conference in Yerevan, “Heritage election campaign will kick off in the near future, with visits to Armenian provinces and meetings with local population planned. Still, parliamentary race is not the main goal on the party’s agenda.” Commenting on Heritage-initiated boycott of parliamentary sittings, the party leader said, “there has to be a political force in Armenia to question the constitutionality of the coalition memorandum.” “While communicating with public, we realized the necessity of returning to the parliament to continue our work, as Heritage parliamentary group members have to come up to people’s expectations,” Hovannisian concluded. 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. |