Political forces must decide priorities: for or against Serzh Sargsyan – ANM officialOctober 28, 2011 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Movement (ANM) board chairman cited current president Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation as the only issue on Armenia’s political agenda. At Armenia National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally, Aram Manukyan urged the country’s political forces to sort out their priorities. “Political forces must decide to either support Sargsyan’s resignation or become his clients.” Manukyan blamed the small number of today’s rally participants on authorities who “increased the roads’ blockade to prevent ANC supporters from making it to the demonstration.” 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |