Coalition denies mulling common list of nominees for parliamentary raceDecember 9, 2011 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group leader refuted media reports suggesting RPA and Prosperous Armenia considered a unified list of nominees at oncoming parliamentary elections. “The media is not to be trusted,” Galust Sahakyan told journalists. According to Orinats Yerkir parliamentary group leader Heghine Bisharyan, no discussions as to the issue above took place, with every party planning to present a separate list of nominees. “Only serious reasons would make us consider a common list,” the MP said, refusing however, to name them. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |