  Paper: ARFD member Artur Aghabekian out of parliamentary race February 28, 2012 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) member, former Deputy Defense Minister Artur Aghabekian has resolved not to run for parliament. “Armenian public notices only personal benefit in interlocutor’s speech. I will henceforth address people without a mandate and its expectation. Our nation must attach great importance to ARFD role, securing at least 20 percent of its political presence in the National Assembly,” the official said in an interview with Zhoghovurd paper. Asked whether ARFD simply might have excluded him from its electoral list, Mr. Aghabekian answered, “There is no such a problem.”   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
